Money: Today, I graduated from Basic Training. I was really looking...

By CheapFamily - 09/04/2014 23:47 - United States

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

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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 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 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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Long distance

By singlesailor - 19/09/2009 06:18 - United States

Today, I'm in my fourth month of training in the US Navy. I'm 3000 miles from home. I joined to give my wife a better life. Since I've been gone, she decided that she liked being single. FML

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Dodgy dad

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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Plans fall through

By Anonymous - 28/08/2015 20:05 - Italy - Cervignano Del Friuli

Today, I found out that I won't be able to attend my own wedding, because I'll be in a mandatory training class that doesn't allow people to take vacation for any reason. So now we've wasted $10,000, and I can't even fly home for one day. All because I got promoted unexpectedly. 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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Not worth our time

By Anonymous - 10/01/2023 16:00

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

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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 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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conman531 23

Thursday 10 April 2014 16:49

Congratulations and thank you for the service. They are missing out on seeing a real hero

strawberrywine22 30

Thursday 10 April 2014 16:52

Well, that's their loss. They'll regret it eventually, not that it helps now. You're doing a great thing and you deserve their respect.

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cherylrenee 14

Thursday 10 April 2014 18:29

Daww I'm sorry to hear that ): when I went to my husband's BCT graduation there were a few soldiers without families there too. I couldn't imagine not going. Thank you for your service though.

ChakatBlackstar 29

Thursday 10 April 2014 18:30

After doing the math, even assuming the worst fuel mileage, maximum distance, and high gas prices, I can't see that being more then 20, maybe thirty dollars at most for gas money, and that's being extremely generous. There's no way a family can't pool that kind of money for a day that important to you. Sorry about your family being such cheap jerks.

redbear15 8

Thursday 10 April 2014 18:38

That sucks. I plan on joining the USMC on my 17th birthday. Thanks for your service.

redwill85 10

Thursday 10 April 2014 18:49

That really sucks OP. Thank you for your service. SEMPER FI

drumguy218 11

Thursday 10 April 2014 19:07

Thanks for the service OP! :)

kazmie 8

Thursday 10 April 2014 19:09

That's disgraceful. I traveled from nj for my bfs boot grad. Thank you for your service

chansik 3

Thursday 10 April 2014 19:10

Ihavegas 22

Thursday 10 April 2014 19:19

just to be clear is your basic training for the military or police. either way congrats on completing it. Someone said semper fi so I'm guessing military.

JonDG 12

Thursday 10 April 2014 19:20

thank you for your service. at least you have the honor of knowing that all you hard work has paid off. it was a shit thing for your family not to show up but at least you know that you are moving on to bigger and better things.