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mnhtnbb

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

Reply to zanana1 (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2012, 09:25 PM

May 2012

college Sunday and won't attend the big ceremony but has agreed to go to
the smaller departmental functions (double major) which we'll attend with him.

No other family is invited.

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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