This past Friday, my daughter graduated from high school, and as I sat there during the calling of 500+ names, I had some observations:
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Everyone has a family. There are always kids who treat others like shit, and Care’s school was no exception. But you do get to see that even those kids have people that care about them, and cheer them on as they walk across the stage. Lots of competing thoughts there.
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There are a LOT of kids. My high school class had somewhere between 200-250 kids. And I thought we were a large class. But having over 500+ kids walk…wow. I guess that’s just Columbus compared to Atlanta.
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People have the ability to act like absolute fools. Believe it or not, I’m a person of decorum. And when the pricinpal, at the beginning of the ceremony, makes it a point to ask the audience to be respectful of the other kids, I take notice. Some didn’t. The worst offender was the air horn that someone literally pressed for their kid and it continued through someone else’s name. Unacceptable.
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Someone is wearing a Yankees jersey. The clothing choices were ALL over the place. From suits (that was me) to shorts and a Yankees jersey. Yeah.
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Vast majority of them going to further education. SO many of these kids are going to either college or trade school. Like 95%+. I thought that was staggering.
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Some didn’t expect it. I continue to believe that the reason some of the people in the arena acted like fools because they were so happy (and, quite frankly, surprised) because they didn’t expect their kid to graduate. Wish fulfillment and all that.
