Today, I found out nobody in my family wants to come to my college graduation. I spent four years and $60,000 to be the first person in my family to go to college, and nobody wants to see me graduate because the four hour ceremony is "too long." FML
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Today, nobody wanted to come to my graduation after finding out that my father was coming too. FML
Today, I graduated from Basic Training. I was really looking forward to seeing my family after being away for almost three months. They decided not to come to graduation because they didn't want to spend the money to travel here. They live 30 minutes away. FML
Today, it was my college graduation ceremony. My parents didn’t come because they “forgot”, although I told them and had been reminding them for months. Last year was my little sister’s high school graduation. My parents wasted no time going to her ceremony and then took her out to dinner. FML
Today, my grandparents told me they couldn't make it to my college graduation, even with months in advance to plan, because they had their annual Mother's Day plans with friends. Plans they've had every year, and are further away. This was the only time I'll ever have a graduation ceremony. My grandpa is my last biological grandparent. FML
Today, after two weeks of trying to convince my parents to go to my high school graduation. They finally gave in. After they handed me my diploma, they decided to leave because it was "too boring." I'm currently sitting on the curb of the street waiting for my Uber, while people take pictures of me. FML
Today, my mom told me that on my graduation day, the reason she (and my dad) almost didn't show up was because they had to spend almost an hour convincing my grandma to attend. FML
Today, I invited all of my friends to my graduation party, and even paid for them all to be there. They all didn’t show. FML
Today, it was my high school graduation. Everything was going fine until everyone saw my family fighting over where we would go afterwards. Security had to pull them apart. FML
Today, I found out why my boyfriend didn’t want me to attend his graduation: because a classmate he’s been seeing was there. I watched through the livestream posted on the school website as they held hands, hugged and kissed. I motivated him to finish college in the first place. FML
Today, I attended my graduation ceremony. My parents acted mysteriously and kept urging me to go home, since we had to be "on time" for something. Thinking they might have planned a surprise party, I left my friends behind. I missed my graduation because my mom wanted to watch a TV show. FML
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brodizzle 0
You didn't spend 60k on the ceremony... you spent it on the education you got, and the diploma.
Nexxion 0
Guess you get a free ticket to not go to one of their weddings, funerals, etc...!
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bonehead800 0
Graduation IS huge waste of time. I'm graduating with my doctorate next week and the only reason I'm going (and the only reason I went to undergrad... and highschool ceremonies) is that my parents are so looking forward to it. I wish they weren't. It's several boring hours of people blathering on with the same old inanities about the future, meeting your goals, etc. Utter waste. You're lucky no one else is concerned about it, now you can skip too!
18925969 0
#9 is correct
sexaddict247 0
aww thats sad
Zoa_fml 0
Well it's pretty obvious why you were the first one to go to college!
fogs94 0
132, you are so right
crystal8298 2
What college, date and time, I'll show up :) ......... Maybe
insomniacdude 0
I'm a professional musician and have been called on to perform in at least a dozen collegiate graduation ceremonies. Your parents are right. Graduation ceremonies are incredibly long and boring. Unless you go to a major school and have someone like Barack Obama as your speaker, your family can better spend their time doing something else. I know when I graduate I'm going to insist that they not come.
Mnemo_fml 0
Usually how it goes... :
QueenOfMelodrama 0
As much as that stinks, graduation ceremonies are INCREDIBLY boring. My parents were begging me to go to the ceremony when I graduated from a COMMUNITY COLLEGE and I thought they were nuts. I still had two more years at a real college to go. I told them I'd go when I graduated from an actual university. Personally I'd be glad that they didn't care so I wouldn't have to go myself. However, since you DO care, that's kind of rude of them to decline. Your situation is different. If you're the first in your family, that's something to be proud of. Hopefully you can convince them to go.
basketball03 0
tht sucks! good job tho dont let ur family bring u down!!