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This post is not going to win me any popularity contests but, eh, my mouth never has. 

Is it just me or has this graduation business gotten totally out of control? Sure, Kindergarten graduation is kinda cute, their little mini-everythings, I get it. But 5th grade graduation? And 8th grade graduation? Give me a break. You have no choice but to go on. You haven’t really done anything. You’re proving you’re getting older…that you did, indeed, learn your multiplication tables. I am not convinced that the majority learns the difference between to, two, & too. Or they’re, their, and there. Or then and than. Or through and though.

But I think these are just personal peeves and it doesn’t bother anyone else nearly as much as it gripes me. 

Am I just jealous? I only graduated twice-high school and college. And they were treated with the proper amount of importance and pomp. But I just can’t get on board with this crap. I think it’s a money racket, just like Valentine’s Day. A complete and utter waste. Totally over the top. 

Enough with the graduating. 

Celebrate something else. Like Nobel Prize winners. Or Watermelon Seed Longevity Spitters. Or Most Moon Pies Consumed During A Full Moon. Or Best Behaved Sibling. I mean, something with sustenance. 

Go on. Slay me. 

4 COMMENTS

  1. Brenda Jeffcoat | 25th May 17

    You are 100% correct. I think it really takes away from the “important” graduations,high school and college.

    • Amy | 25th May 17

      Thank you. Yes, that’s accurate. Don’t cheapen education!

  2. Alene Galyon | 24th Jul 17

    Just discovered your blog or whatever this is, via the posting about Scottie Henry’s daughters baptizing. I loved that post – it touched my heart. The twins were were born around the same time Hunter was born, so we knew about them and the hard time they had at their birth. Reading your articles made me wonder if you are actively pursuing a path in writing. I so hope you are. You have what I think is a natural gift for it and I can’t wait to see your name on a book cover. I loved your wedding pictures too! You were a beautiful bride and I hope you guys are very happy.

    • Amy | 26th Jul 17

      Thank you Alene!! I love the story of Mackenzie’s baptizing. It hurt to write, as all the best stories do.
      I wouldn’t say I’m actively pursuing it. I’ve had a couple of offers that didn’t set right with me so I’ve just let them go. Maybe someday my ship will come in and I’ll actually be on the dock! Thank you for your kind words. And I surely appreciate the compliments on our wedding. We are very much in love. It’s a relief to be with a man who cherishes and respects me that I can trust implicitly.
      Love you all!

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