AIBU to hate this 'Graduation' malarkey

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Am I being unreasonable to hate the increasing americanisation of our culture.

In my day graduation was what you did when you left university. Just once in your life.

Several of my friends are talking about 'graduation parties' for their four year olds from nursery. Its a leavers party fgs. They are not graduates. They cannot write their own names!

Feel the same about school proms - I'll be moody as anything when my boys get to that age and I am forced to contribute to tux hire and a stretch limo.

Yvonne & Soggy I SO agree with you.

Let the children do age appropriate things, something to look forward to for later in life.

We do not want to breed mini adults, & although there are some wonderful things to come out of the US, this slavish following of all things tacky makes me hoik my bosom a la Cissy & Ada & come over all snobby!

YANBU Graduation is when a person receives an academic degree.
Such a load of embarrassing rubbish having one at nursery school.

'High School Proms' are a way to exploit the vulnerable. I work with people whose daughters have worn £200 dresses and £150 shoes to their proms - in addition to the £60 entrance fee and share of the limo cost. What's all that about?

A 3 hour party in the school hall costing in the region of £500. Do me a favour.....

I think it's pathetic, pointless and totally tacky

Couldn't agree more. Proms are a horrible import from America anyway, and socially divisive.

And as someone else said: graduation is for someone who's earned a proper academic qualification that they had to work for.

I am so glad that mine are older-whoever came up with the dire idea of 'primary proms'? And why on earth were they listened to? What is wrong with letting children be children?

Exactly exotic it was bad enough with the oneupmanship we had for my DD's primary leaving "do" mothers fighting over whether to have a party or visit a fun park, bloody limos etc I was really broke but didn't want my daughter to be the only one left out,it was £15 I didn't have. Thank God it wasn't a bloody prom from what I've been hearing.

I also agree they're socially divisive. Apart from the cost issue what about the children like my DD's, one painfully shy & not into glamming up,although girly, the other tomboyish who won't be seen dead in a dress.
I struggle to encourage them to value and be proud of their differences, these sort of "oh everyones doing it" occasions puts unbelievable pressure in them to conform to something they are not comfortable with.

How does it demean getting a degree FFS?! The kids won't even remember it and I as a parent am not stupid enough to believe my 4 year old has just graduated from Uni - of course I think he is clever but still!

No need for primary proms - what an awful expense for an 11 year old to dress like a 20 year old. Leavers disco should suffice but a nice idea at 16 I guess.

Your doesn't demean getting a degree but they are little children! I just loved learning at that age and had no idea that it was leading somewhere - and there were 17 more years to go! They haven't graduated - they are simply moving on - a nice card would be fine.
A school disco with wear what you like is age appropriate at 11yrs.

YANBU

I have been looking at nurseries for DS2 recently, and one of the managers explained to me that they don't have a graduation ceremony for pre schoolers, they do a trip instead.

I thought a trip sounded good but didn't have a clue what she was on about. After seeing photos on FB and reading threads on here I do now. Good grief. Of course a trip is better!