Graduation

[Kyung]

Well, Geneva is going to be "graduating" from pre-school.

Back in my day (yes, the dinosaurs roamed the earth) there were no celebrations of getting through kindergarden or pre-school. We might have a ceremony when we "graduated" from junior high school.

But I've always thought of the big graduations as high school and college. Therefore, I am a little conflicted. I understand that people like to celebrate, but I don't really feel that it's such a big deal. I kind of expect my child to make it out of pre-school into kindergarten. After all, when's the last time you heard about a kindergarten dropout. Now, high school dropouts your hear about all the time, so making it through high school is a big deal. It's almost a transitioning point into adulthood.

So I'll go and be happy for her. But really, it's kind of expected, isn't it?

[Amy Oleinik]

I look at these cerimonies as a) a ritual to experience/cherish life moments with my child, because she'll be 18 before I know it. And b) to show her that graduations are something to look forward to and to strive for. Generally, these are pic op moments. I enjoy watching all the cute little pre-schoolers "graduating". I hope you will too:)

[Amy]

My daughter, my oldest, just graduated from high school. It was such a joyous but sad time. I cannot believe how time flies. I look back on the day she graduated from kindergarten and can't believe she's come this far. Take the time to enjoy these precious moments because they go by so quickly.

[Kyung]

Here's a pic of my recent grad. Feel free to share you pics here.

Geneva's the one in the middle with her hand held out.