Graduating CF

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https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25290705.mum-fumes-son-3-not-allowed-solent-graduation-stage/

Can’t believe it! Wants to do a TikTok of her ds on stage with her!

Made me laugh. 'Secular reason' ffs!

'specular' even!

Well the reason is obvious…she wants it for her SM followers. Nothing at all to do with her child.

Sick of seeing people on SM monetise their children.

I work in University graduations. This is actually a really common request - some students try to sneak a baby/child across on the day. No one has ever gone to the press after a refusal! 😂
There’s always mad requests every year!

The entitlement and audacity of her! She’s lucky she got more than 2 tickets, nothing to stop the kid sitting with big brother and Daddy, the way all other children will be doing. I’m sure she could still get some ‘content’ without having him on the stage with her. CF.

I’ve worked so hard to get here, but to be excluded and being told I can’t graduate the way I need to, I’m facing barriers.

FFS an utter conflation of wants and needs - nobody needs to walk the stage with their 3 year old. She’s not being excluded, she’s just not being given her own way.

What even is "specular"?

How ridiculous

Specular means having reflective properties, like a mirror. Edited to add, a ‘specular moment’ can also refer to narcissism

Didn’t even consider it for my graduation! Thought my youngest was too young at 3 to go and have their attention held and would spoil event for others / mean I didn’t get to celebrate my adult achievement without having to parent at the same time.

Well that sounds entirely appropriate and surprisingly insightful.

Staggering! She's lucky she's been able to get tickets for her whole family. That's how they celebrate with her - just being there. They don't need to go on stage!

Absolutely ludicrous.

I couldn’t believe it. I think most students and their parents/supporters would be furious at some kid in a costume doing a TikTok with his mum.

I did laugh when a comment beneath the story wondered whether she was graduating in Entitlement Studies 😁

The degree should be withheld. Change the university regulations so it can be if anyone tries such nonsense in future.

Well it's got her all the publicity she wanted, so it's worked for her, hasn't it?

Ffs, do not take your little kids to a graduation at all, even for doting parents,or partners, siblings, whatever, those fuckers are long and dull, little kids cannot cope with it(yes I’m looking at you, whoever brought their small children along to Man Met graduation last year, on our row, off to the loo, crying, shouting out”where’s Daddy?” every couple of minutes) As for hijacking everyone else’s day, just FO.