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I’m going to throw myself a graduation party

By myself. If nobody is going to celebrate me and my accomplishments I’ll do it myself. Graduate with honors. Get a job in my field before graduation. Do exceptionally well on the portfolio assessment for my license . All going uncelebrated by my boyfriend. Least he could have done was made plans to take me out to dinner when this is all over . Or even cheaper - bought me chocolates. My favorites are sold in a bag for $3.

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greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

I empathize. I earned four college degrees all with honors, with scholarships and grants, and my parents barely acknowledged it at all. In fact, with my first bachelors degree, my dad sent me a hate letter! I was shocked. When I was going for my grad degree, my mother stole my notes for my graduate thesis and threw them away while I slept on the morning of the trash pickup; I awoke to the sound of the garbage truck and wondered why my mother was sitting in a chair watching me wake up with a sneaky smile on her face. She really seemed to enjoy watching me figure out that my notes were now permanently gone.

I really missed having someone in my life there for me to cheer me on and congratulate me.