Miscellaneous: Today, after two weeks of trying to convince my parents to go...

By Mexican - 19/06/2016 03:06 - United States - Chicago

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

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By Heather - 03/01/2023 15:00

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

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By congrats grad - 08/06/2013 05:12 - United States - Panorama City

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

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By PartyPooper - 18/09/2018 03:00 - Netherlands

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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By strawberrypuff - 04/05/2009 23:39 - United States

Today, I found out nobody in my family wants to come to my college graduation. I spent 4 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 4 hour ceremony is too long. FML

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By Pang - 19/12/2018 16:00

Today was the last my last day of high school ever, to celebrate me and my friends were going to go into the city and hang out for a bit. I missed the bus they caught into the city so I caught the next one, when I got there I asked where they were. They didn't respond. FML

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Don't know, don't care

By Fuck you too, Grandma - 25/05/2023 05:00 - United States

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

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By Anonymous - 14/05/2010 23:19 - Canada

Today, I tripped in front of my graduation class of 225 and all of their relatives while receiving my diploma. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/02/2017 01:00 - United Kingdom - Colchester

Today, nobody wanted to come to my graduation after finding out that my father was coming too. FML

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By A high school senior who is ready to be DONE - 30/04/2023 17:00 - United States

Today, it was time to take graduation cap and gown pics. My cap didn't fit on my head. I'd specifically requested that they make it much larger, but they didn't. When someone tried to force it onto my head, it tore apart. So now I have no graduation cap. I'm so fucking done. Only 2 weeks left. FML

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Winning

By Winter break - 20/12/2023 02:00 - United States

Today, It's been two years since I graduated from high school. The people in my grade excluded me from social activities and wouldn't talk to me. I dropped out of college when the same trends ensued and people treated me the same. For now, at 20, I serve drive-thru to people who bullied me, on their way to party. FML

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wowbuddy 19

Sunday 19 June 2016 18:58

Those are some shitty parents OP, FYL

Qandol 26

Sunday 19 June 2016 19:03

Parents like them don't deserve a child like you. Sorry to hear that OP.

Comments

PANDORUM89 21

Monday 20 June 2016 4:50

I am curious as to their reasoning for not wanting to go to begin with. There is no excuse to miss your child's graduation, unless it's from like kindergarten. Maybe if they cant miss any work or the bills wont get paid but I highly doubt it.

Mortoli 30

Monday 20 June 2016 4:56

sorry to hear. parents like that are a waste of space. congratulations on graduating though.

glossykarma 19

Monday 20 June 2016 6:08

my mom went but didn't stick around for pictures and I was all alone taking pictures with my best friend and her family so I didn't get left out

Ruskiy_Cherep 18

Monday 20 June 2016 6:24

Meanwhile I had to be forced to go to my graduation cuz I didnt wanna sit thru the ceremony

Kramer1998 20

Monday 20 June 2016 6:29

That's tragic, absolutely tragic

Girlswrestle 5

Monday 20 June 2016 6:32

I graduated from college with my welding diploma 3 weeks before my high school graduation. My dad said I was lying about my welding classes and my mom that never helped with anything tried taking all the credit as to why I was successful. I just try to model myself the opposite of what they do and I have turned out decent on the outside.

wondermoose 28

Monday 20 June 2016 8:13

That is terrible I hope you do really good in life. I'm proud of you OP... I know what it's like to have unsupportive parents and still wanna do good.

olga_crvjl 19

Monday 20 June 2016 8:26

Awww that really sucks :/

dietcoke09 25

Monday 20 June 2016 8:48

This happened at my college graduation. I was lucky enough to have my own car to drive home in. I'm sorry that happened. Best of luck of you to in the future!

yenfwa 17

Monday 20 June 2016 8:53

Why is finishing high school an achievement. I didn't go to my high school graduation and my parents said even if I did they wouldn't have. And they didn't come to my Uni graduation because it was "only a bachelors degree"

SilverInGray 25

Monday 20 June 2016 17:29

So your parents are shitty, that doesn't make graduation not an accomplishment.

cbroady0529 9

Thursday 23 June 2016 6:51

I agree that it's not some extraordinary achievement to graduate high school, but it is a big milestone that parents should be excited to celebrate with their children.