When do you celebrate?

It is his degree.  He paid for half of it, so we let him decide when to walk and when to celebrate after graduation.   Then they really celebrated when their respective student loans were paid off a couple years later.  My two oldest will celebrate again when they complete their Master's degrees and their companies pay for it.

To answer the question directly..."When do you celebrate?".... my wife and I really celebrated when he (they) had a job ready after college, started in their respective careers, and moved into their own place.  Clearly a bitter sweet occasion, however the eagle has to leave the nest at some point. 

Mine returned to Clemson after 9 years to complete his degree. He was a student assistant to the baseball team under Monte Lee in 2015/16  and it was awesome. His last year as a returning athlete was paid for by the Tiger fund. It was created to encourage athletes to graduate. He graduated May 16 with the other baseball players and went back to a scheduled game and senior night. 

10 days later they won the ACC championship, 10 years after they did the first time.

I am happy to have these memories and the pictures to prove it! 

@TPM posted:

All D1 Baseball Tournaments are  held last week to weekend in May, dates depending on size of conference and when Memorial Day falls. This year the B10 switched to Ameritrade Park and the school I thought  ( guess I was really mistaken) your son attended does not have commencement that time of the month, or does any other D1 university, to my knowledge.

FYI for anyone who doesnt know, D1 conferences time of year is always right before Memorial Day as regionals begin the following weekend. I suppose D2 and D3 hold their regional playoffs around the same time (in May) before their World Series.

I was wrong about the conference playoffs and graduation. He had an away series during graduation weekend. But given the conflict everything I posted about how we handled it and my son’s indifference still applies.

This is going to happen to athletes from time to time. It’s just one of the sacrifices like all the classes and other social events missed.

My D2 son just graduated on Saturday.  They had a conference tournament game Saturday and I dont believe any of the graduating seniors walked.  There was a small photo ceremony the day before since the game schedule overlapped with the graduation ceremony.  Senior day was celebrated before the game a week ago and recognized seniors who had used up all eligibility or are not coming back.  Graduating seniors with eligibility were not recognized.  There was a cook out for the team and friends/family following the game.   It was done the same way last year and I am not sure if COVID related or not.   Most D2 conference Tournaments started this past weekend and all will be completed by Sunday with Regional pairings coming out next Monday I believe.   We are planning a celebration later this summer after everyone has a chance to catch their breath.

@FriarFred posted:

My D2 son just graduated on Saturday.  They had a conference tournament game Saturday and I dont believe any of the graduating seniors walked.  There was a small photo ceremony the day before since the game schedule overlapped with the graduation ceremony.  Senior day was celebrated before the game a week ago and recognized seniors who had used up all eligibility or are not coming back.  Graduating seniors with eligibility were not recognized.  There was a cook out for the team and friends/family following the game.   It was done the same way last year and I am not sure if COVID related or not.   Most D2 conference Tournaments started this past weekend and all will be completed by Sunday with Regional pairings coming out next Monday I believe.   We are planning a celebration later this summer after everyone has a chance to catch their breath.

Congrats to Blake! And to you and your wife as well!  

@FriarFred

That's awesome. Congratulations!