That. A grammar school graduation isn't really that out of the ordinary. It's not like the kid accomplished anything special, but parents enjoy marking milestones in their kids lives. It's important to his mother to make a big deal out of it, so it should be important to you too. If it's not either your relationship sucks or you're just a giant asshole.
I just went to my sons pre k graduation. It was cute. Y'all need to lighten up and enjoy the simple things in life.
Nailed it.
Minor scholastic achievements are not worthy of celebration. The problem is that it has somehow become important to parents (I think mothers, usually) to make a big deal out of them.
Even graduating college is not that big of a deal if you look at it that way. But it is a passage, and a celebration to mark the transition is nothing unusual. For the kids, ending a school year is good enough reason for celebration, and when it's a transition year, it's also saying goodbye to a school, to memories built there, to teachers, and some friends who won't be with them the next years.
Even graduating college is not that big of a deal if you look at it that way. But it is a passage, and a celebration to mark the transition is nothing unusual. For the kids, ending a school year is good enough reason for celebration, and when it's a transition year, it's also saying goodbye to a school, to memories built there, to teachers, and some friends who won't be with them the next years.
So his wife isn't obligated to return the sentiment? Why shouldn't they not do something big because it's important to him that they don't?
I grew up in a sheltered house, got rewarded for doing nothing or half-ass jobs all the time. It took me years once in college to teach myself the discipline to actually do well, and it sucked, delayed my graduation, hindered my social development, lots of stuff. Now granted one stupid 8th grade graduation party isn't going to change anything in the grand scheme, but every little bit helps.
That. A grammar school graduation isn't really that out of the ordinary. It's not like the kid accomplished anything special, but parents enjoy marking milestones in their kids lives. It's important to his mother to make a big deal out of it, so it should be important to you too. If it's not either your relationship sucks or you're just a giant asshole.
When I was an 8th grader back in 2001 we had a "party" and it was a little bigger than previous end of year parties because everyone was going to different high schools and such, but nowhere was the term "graduation" mentioned, and there certainly weren't individual cakes.
I'm WTF about this as well. My future kids can have a long night out with friends at an arcade or movie or restaurant or something. There will be no serious use of the term "graduation" until they finish high school. It's like the equally repugnant "super sweet 16" has moved down a few years.
I was showered with accolades my entire life, and I've won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and been twice elected the president of Swaziland...so there goes your anecdotes...
Let me guess, not married?
You had a party every year and you're 'WTF' about this?
I never had an 'end of year party' throughout school. Never. I didn't even know a 'graduation [from high school
] party' was a thing, TBQH. Seems retarded as shit to me.
how retarded must one be for not graduating the 8th grade? no offense to actually retarded kids.
My daughter finished 7th grade this year, and I just heard about these 8th grade graduation parties within the past few weeks. I was shocked to hear it is even a "thing". When did this happen?? I do not agree with it at all and told my wife it wasn't happening. She thinks we are "supposed" to do it, since everyone else does it, which pisses me off even more. We'll see what happens in a year...I could change my mind, I guess.