In having a little ugly cry at ds's pre-K graduation?

[solargain]

He's going to big school in September. They just had the sweetest little ceremony with gowns, caps and gave the Mum's roses.

I burst in to tears when he gave me the rose (him growing up is very bittersweet) and one of the other Mum's said afterwards that she thought it was ridiculous that I cried!

Well yes you are a massive melt op lol

I cried unashamedly at the ceremony when DS qualified in his profession and he was 31! (And he hadn’t had to overcome any particular mental or physical obstacles above the norm either, so it wasn’t a case of not thinking he’d manage to achieve this).

oh fgs
graduation gowns

solargain I'm.with you! I cried at my son's christening! He was my ivf miracle too and his godmother said "You're crying because you never thought this would happen" and she was right. I've since cried at his little Christmas concerts at nursery. His pre school graduation is in August and I'm taking tissues!

“Crikey, how did we win two works wars?”

Well, given she’s called it pre-K, by being a massive country and coming in fresh after the other countries have already been going at it for a couple of years

OP - I cried a bit dropping my youngest off in reception (pre-K) and I haven’t been through anything like you have. Of course you cried.

Don’t worry the “we’re totes edgy” posters are doing their usual tiresome thing.

I can totally understand you being emotional.

And actually, whatever the reason the other parent was incredibly rude.

we’re totes edgy
what does that mean?

totes edgy - yet another pointless and meaning less expression -yawn

what does that mean?

Posters who clearly have an incredibly high opinion of themselves as an “I say it like it is, me” type.

Rather than being able to express an opinion in a reasonable manner.

You get them on threads like this, labouring under the misapprehension they’re amusing!

I’ve cried at things my children have achieved but I have to say that I loathe those caps and gowns and the certificates for leaving preschool/PreK/Montessori.

I’m in Ireland and that cap and gown stuff is creeping in here in lots of preschools.

DS1’s Montessori just had a little show with the children singing songs; their teachers said how proud they were of them and that was that. It was lovely.

as i said a pointless expression only used on mn

as i said a pointless expression only used on mn

Well not really. I mean you do read elsewhere right?

Clearly not pointless enough not to rile you though...

It's OK for her to have thought it. But saying it? That's just cunty.

I cry at virtually any performance or achievement by children.

At DS's Year 6 Leavers Assembly I sat down, and 4 year 5 girls sitting in front of me turned round and said "Mrs TSS we bought you tissues".

jacques i read urban dictonary among many other modern speech expressions so i'm forward thinking thank you but the word 'totes' can be used in front of many words, in this case it's only on mn you're likely to see it used as 'totes edgy'.
speech is progressive but so many expressions are precious and stupid this being one of them, and i really don't see the point of using them in the first place.

People on here claiming they don’t understand what “we’re totes edgy” means are being annoyingly disingenuous.

Come on, people can express an opinion -that they have been asked about! - without being a bully.

Some people can, and yet there are a few usernames I recognise as always being as nasty / disagreeable as possible...

Some never grow out of being bullies and anonymous internet use feeds that impulse.

I always found their nursery Xmas plays the ones that made me teary. They didn't do a leavers event when mine were little.

I cried when ds graduated with a First from university, and when it was his MA graduation, but mock graduations from other stages of education weren't on the radar at either his prep or secondary school.

JacquesHammer, thank you, learning new things every day!

Yeah I cry at all school performances, even when my dc aren't even in them. I am dreading ds' leavers assembly, I shall have to position myself strategically in the assembly hall should I have a fit of uncontrolled crying. I find it very embarrassing, but can't help it.

Re the OP, for some reason the distribution of the red roses to the mum's makes me uncomfortable. It reminds me of the father/daughter purity thing.

I would probably have cringed when told they would have a graduation ceremony, then cried at the actual ceremony!

I have cried at many things DS has been in/leaving events, usually just a few tears, but his Y6 leaving assembly was messy . But I have seen teachers etc shed a few tears too.

When DS left Cubs, the cub leader was in tears saying goodbye to him (he was the only one leaving that term), which then set me off too!

Some people show their emotions more than others, it’s not a crime.

I will be crying at ours next week. That nursery has been in our lives for seven years now and it’s almost over.

My girl is still so little, she’s not even four for another couple of months, and it feels like a big step. Plus little children singing is always a tear jerker.

I don’t really care what anyone else thinks tbh :)

I did piss myself at ‘don’t go to Rome’ though. Kudos

@mycatismeowican

Lol yeah that is a bit sad. How did you cope when he had his first tantrum op?

Um, what? I'm not sure what you're asking. Are you saying that because I felt a bit emotional seeing a child hit a milestone I didn't expect to see makes me unable to parent properly? Ok then. Claws back in, your user name is very apt.

@solargain well
I can't blame my cat because he originally comes from over the pond.