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[april_eighth]

My dad called today to ask me when my graduation ceremony was, and to tell me how proud he was, and that he was sorry for interrupting my studies to call. I'm sitting around at Our Town, trying to study but mostly just slacking off on Tumblr. I chose not to attend the graduation ceremony. Both he and my mother are heartbroken, as neither of them

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[applebirdvero]

Ack grad school would keep you from hanging out with me, I wouldn't have walked the stage either.

[april_eighth]

Nothing could keep me from hanging out with you!!! If I do go, it won't be for another year or two. I need a break, to work, and to hang out with my favourite Veronica, and to practice being the best auntie ever.

[april_eighth]

That's too bad. :( I guess I'm in sort of the opposite position, where my parents are desperate to go and I am simply ashamed.

I hope I can accomplish something outside of academia, but the sad thing is, it's really the only thing that interests me... we'll see.

[annabelle117]

I know what it's like to feel ashamed. I know that I absolutely ruined my high school graduation ceremony for my parents (who couldn't have been more proud that I was even alive or graduating) and they were devastated about that two. But people survive and good things happen that outshine the bad.

You haven't achieved everything yet either. There's so much out there, big and small, that you haven't even dreamt of yet. I hate to use this as an example but, look at Marya Hornbacher. The woman didn't even graduate college and now she's a famous author. I mean seriously, what if you end up in show biz? Ok, maybe not the MOST realistic expectation but things happen that you don't expect. Use what you know to learn some more. Just go for it.

[april_eighth]

I admit I do have naive hopes for the future. We'll see what happens, I guess. I'm feeling down because I had a huge opportunity, and I wasted it. I hope I can somehow wrangle an opportunity to go back to school later...