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At my grad school graduation, my family was the first to get on their feet and cheer when I received my degree, and you should have seen the smile that spread across my face when they did. The school provost even commented, "You have a lot of folks out there to support you." I was like, "Yup!" They were trendsetters because quite a few people after them did it. However, it wasn't being ignant for the sake of being ignant. It was a show of support and pride in what I had accomplished. In fact, I would have been upset had they not. Grad school was a long, hard road!
One of the grad's mothers was speaking to him in their language from the balcony of the hall. She was trying to get him to fix his shirt collar or something. The entire audience cracked up at that one; she was so cute.
I am all for genuine displays of support without school regulation. However, just like with most stuff, folks get carried away or try to show out; that's when these unfortunate displays happen and mess it up for everybody.
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Last edited by Little32; 05-30-2008 at 10:55 AM.
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