Our favorite babysitter is graduating from high school. She sent us an invitation to her graduation (which included mention of a baccalaureate) and her graduation party. We are going to the party, but do you think she really wants us (with our 2 kids) at the actual graduation ceremony? Should we skip the ceremony and just do the party? Should I bring everyone to her graduation as well? Or should I leave the kids home with hubby and just go to the graduation by myself?
i remember sending out anouncements about the ceremony, but I don't think we expected anyone to actually show up outside of a few close family members. It was simply to announce that I was graduating.
Just go to the party.
Go to the party, not the graduation ceremony. Unfortunately many of the announcements come out as invitations to the ceremony. The ceremony generally requires tickets and most are very limited in number.
I would definitely go to the graduation sans kids and then take the whole family to the party. I'm sure you must be pretty important to her to get the invitation so go and share in her proud moment. No doubt she will understand why the kids don't come but will appreciate your presence and her graduation ceremony.
Graduations are boring, so I'd definitely leave the kids at home. If you want to go, I'd go on your own. In your shoes, I'd probably just go to the party.
Long story short...... go to the party.
My daughter is graduating this year as well. There are over 1100 Seniors graduating in her class and seating in the Dallas Convention Center where it is held is limited. Each family only receives 6 tickets to the graduation. Believe me, money is to be made for the families who have small groups selling tickets to the large families.
Her announcements that are sent to friends and family do state that graduation is by ticket only so there are no mix-ups.
Our graduation is supposed to cap at 2 hours and after everyone leaves the auditorium, THEN then go through another area of the convention center to pick up the actual diploma. We have to be there by 6:30 for a 7:30 ceremony. We won't get home until at LEAST 11 if we are lucky.
I say skip the graduation and go to the party!!
If you got the invite to her graduation, and no tickets are involved and you want to go, then go. If not, then just do the party. However, if you do go, it is likely to be a long day for little kids. My DD went because it was her brother and sister, but she fell asleep before her brother walked the stage at his college grad. I might just leave the kids home.
Skip the ceremony and go to the party. She won't really know who's at the ceremony anyway. Afterwards, she'll be too busy talking to her parents and taking pics with her friends. Have fun at the party.
Hi, Mama:
Go to everything that she invites you to.
Graduation is a milestone in her life. The people she loves
she wants to share her successes with.
Take the whole family. It is a family affair.
Good luck.
D.
Just the party. If u have known her for years, you could go alone, but not really necessary.
Just go to the party,
FYI, We are fortunate here in Austin, Our Public Schools, hold each of the High School graduations at the Erwin Event center here in Austin..
It can hold over 16,000 people so no one has to worry about tickets!
And tons of parking.We just do not have auditoriums large enough at the schools to hold these type of crowds.
The event center sets up the colors, and signage for each high school.
It is a rotation as to which high schools on which days and what times. But it works well. Students can invite as many people as they want.
