Woman fumes as parents ditch graduation as they're 'skint' after baby shower
A woman has spent 17 years fuming at her parents for missing her graduation as they were "too skint" after their daughter-in-law's baby shower.
Any adult who has had their parents show up for them, know how much it means when they do. Being there in the important moments in life and applauding your achievements, means a lot to many.
But one woman will never be able to forget when her parents hosted and expensed an "enormous" baby shower for her sister-in-law, but could not show up to her graduation. "If I'd squirted out a kid instead, my parents would've gone to the ends of the earth to be with me," she said.
The woman took to Reddit and said the incident happened in 2006, but she remains "irked about it". She was the only person at her master's degree graduation ceremony without a parent present.
Speaking about what happened on the forum, the anonymous woman said: "My parents went completely insane when my sister-in-law got pregnant with their first grandchild, and threw her a baby shower at the most expensive restaurant in our small hometown. My mum invited people she hadn't spoken to in years."
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At the time the mum's daughter was in grad school and was the first woman in their family to get a master's degree. The annoyed daughter explained: "I'd moved across the country for my program, had had to evacuate from Hurricane Katrina, taken classes at another university, returned to a devastated New Orleans to finish out the program on time, and had done research abroad in a developing country as my capstone project. I got to fulfil a bunch of personal goals and was immensely proud of myself for meeting all the challenges I did."
Speaking about her graduation, she added: "When I talked to my parents about coming to my commencement three months after the shower, they said they couldn't swing it financially because the shower had cost more than expected. Luckily some friends of mine unexpectedly showed up and cheered for me and took pictures, so I wasn't alone."
Several people took to Reddit to share their thoughts on the dilemma. One individual said: "Since your parents broke their social contract to you can now break yours to them, too. Your family didn't show up for you. Now you don't have to show up for them. This will be more of a win for you than them as time goes on and they need more help."
Another wrote: "I so wish baby showers were eliminated. They are the stupidest parties ever. Stupid and disgusting. I'm cheering for you! Your accomplishment is so much better than squeezing out a kid." One other Reddit user said: "Congrats to you and your achievements; I'm sorry your family didn't show up but you should be so very very proud. You did it for you and that's so important. In the long run, you will know the rewards!"
One user said: "I hope they know how much this hurt you and that they've been trying to make up for it. If they don’t know, you should tell them." Another added: "How infuriating. I so sympathise with you. I am proud of you for getting your master's back then.
"My mum went nuts over her first grandkid too. I could see my mum doing the same thing if she had the money to waste and if she knew fifty people to invite."
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