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mrmpa

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13. I will miss one on Saturday....

Reply to zanana1 (Original post)

Wed May 9, 2012, 10:54 AM

May 2012

because my niece won't walk. She attended community college for 2 years, then transferred to a 4 year school. She completed her degree requirements this past December. She won't walk, she says, "because it's not my class." Not a large school, probably about 150-200 graduates. I'm sad, I don't have any children and I've gone to 4 ceremonies before hers.

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Who else hates going to graduations? [View all] zanana1 May 2012 OP

see... i didnt go to mine either. hubby didnt go to his. we dont want to go to our kids... seabeyond May 2012 #1

Yes. HATE them. PassingFair May 2012 #2

im to that point blueknight May 2012 #3

I skipped mine as an undergrad caraher May 2012 #4

I skipped my undergrad as well, but was 'made' by wife to go to my MBA,, benld74 May 2012 #15

Skipped mine too, including my JD, elleng May 2012 #18

Yes, I feel the same way! nt snappyturtle May 2012 #5

My son, apparently ... surrealAmerican May 2012 #6

You should be very proud. nt zanana1 May 2012 #8

As a biology prof, I sat through many. Mostly these things are for the parents. HereSince1628 May 2012 #7

Me. Daughter graduates in a month and my wife has already said an Ipod was verbotten. hack89 May 2012 #9

I love them. noamnety May 2012 #10

I only have one niece and no nephews so I'd probably endure it. bluedigger May 2012 #11

I have worked over 50 of them Rambis May 2012 #12

I will miss one on Saturday.... mrmpa May 2012 #13

I've been dreading my kids' graduations since their birth ... not because of the ceremonies though. Arugula Latte May 2012 #14

I do. Boring. treestar May 2012 #16

Only went to my College grad because I had won an award, Joe Shlabotnik May 2012 #17

I hate going to graduations or weddings, RebelOne May 2012 #19

I'm surprised they have room for extended family. At our college it's pretty limited. Gidney N Cloyd May 2012 #20

I hate graduations, showers, weddings, and retirement parties all equally. femmocrat May 2012 #21

I made a deal with my parents - I went to my high school graduation csziggy May 2012 #22

I didn't go to my university granduation. I received my diploma in the mail and by mistake cut applegrove May 2012 #23

Never went to graduation ceremonies for my BS or MPH. Our son is graduating mnhtnbb May 2012 #24

I don't know...I was banned from attending mine. Chan790 May 2012 #25

YOU WIN! nt zanana1 May 2012 #27

The best part was that my post-graduation job was working for the university. Chan790 May 2012 #29

Obama spoke at my daughter's! bif May 2012 #26

I guess it depends upon the situation susanr516 May 2012 #28