The other evening, I attended a grad party in a local soccer pub. For a friend's daughter who had graduated this semester from Washington State University in their online program. See that rope around her neck, that's a cum laude cord. She lives in the Bay Area and works as a store manager.
This family were neighbors back in the day. This young woman went off the rails when she was 13 and her parents struggled to get her back. I won't go into the messy details but drug use was definitely involved along with many different other acting out behaviors. and, yes, parent group. The mom was so sure that she would 'drop out' of high school. This seemed so shameful to these well educated parents. Indeed she didn't finish regular high school.
Her mom and I spent many dark nights walking around long blocks with our dogs talking, talking.
But, in this state and others, there are ways to complete your education when you decide to do it. That's the case here. So now she has her BA and her parents can throw a graduation party for her.
How could I not go to that? Congratulations C! We knew you could do it! We never lost faith!
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