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How to tell parents I don't want to go to commencement?
I don't want to go to commencement, which is where the graduating class walks across the stage and receives their diploma. There's going to be 4,000 people graduating from the college I attend this year, and I don't feel like going to a four hour ceremony for me to be up on stage for fifteen seconds. Also, I have a problem with overcrowded areas and large crowds, so it would be a nightmare for me. My parents are really upset that I don't want to go to commencement, and they've been trying to guilt me into it. I will be their first kid graduating from college, so I understand their excitement, but I'm really not comfortable. Should I try to suck it up and go anyway, I should I just tell them I'm not comfortable with it?
It's a four hour ceremony, they do this whole speech thing and then they call the graduates up.
They didn't pay anything for my college. I'm still in high school so a grant paid for my first two years. After this year I will be out of high school and then they will have to start paying for me.
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
If this is really what you want you will have to be firm and stand up to them. There's a deadline to reserve your spot, so you only have to last until then.
Maybe instead plan a celebration for just you and the family. I didn't go to my commencement either pretty much for the same reasons you listed. We had a nice dinner together which was so much more enjoyable for everyone.
- 1 decade ago
Suck it up. Your parents paid your way through college and it's really just disrespectful if you cop out on this memorable event. You can always sneak away from the crowd after you receive your diploma. You're going to be uncomfortable a lot in your new life, and you just need to suck it up. Do this and thank yourself for it.
- 1 decade ago
Just do it and make your parents happy. Deal with it. Life isn't easy and you're gonna have to do things you don't wanna do. Suck it up.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
You should because it's just 15 minutes out of your life,
and it would mean so much to them.
Take Care.
