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charliesmum) wrote2015-06-11 07:50 am
charliesmum) wrote2015-06-11 07:50 am
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Charlie
Yesterday was Charlie's Commencement ceremony. He is now a high school graduate.
Because these things are, in the end, frightfully boring, I didn't cry. Much. I got a bit teary eyed at the end when they all threw their hats in the air and cheered.
During the principal's speech all I could think was 'Ascend already' but no one I was sitting with would have gotten the Buffy reference, so I posted it on Facebook.
It wasn't a terrible ceremony, though, all things considered, and it was well over by 9pm so that was good.
And now he's done. Grown. Officially a college student. He's enrolled at the local community college, and he's going to be an Accounting Major.
When he graduated from 5th grade, he got a 'Presidental Award for Academic Achievement.' When he graduated from 8th grade, he got another one. And he got another one yesterday. I'm really proud of him.
Because these things are, in the end, frightfully boring, I didn't cry. Much. I got a bit teary eyed at the end when they all threw their hats in the air and cheered.
During the principal's speech all I could think was 'Ascend already' but no one I was sitting with would have gotten the Buffy reference, so I posted it on Facebook.
It wasn't a terrible ceremony, though, all things considered, and it was well over by 9pm so that was good.
And now he's done. Grown. Officially a college student. He's enrolled at the local community college, and he's going to be an Accounting Major.
When he graduated from 5th grade, he got a 'Presidental Award for Academic Achievement.' When he graduated from 8th grade, he got another one. And he got another one yesterday. I'm really proud of him.