| Show i Who's Happier On Graduation Night TF i 0 The ch Children ild ren Or the Parents By BV Ten Teri Wood What do you think If we were able to take a survey survey right right now- now between all tho those who are graduating tonight and sod all the people who helped us us t get to where we are this evening evening- who do you t. t think would be the happier group We the grad graduates ates have sacrificed d and lost sleep a and d put in the h hours urs to complete the accomplish accomplish- accomplishment ment that we are savoring tonight but we also have our degrees the glory the honor and the strokes from m many ny well How many of you are remembering with heart felt thanks those who have made it possible for you to be graduating I think they would tip the scales in my survey for all the times we have made their lives miserable Inthe in inthe inthe the pursuit of knowledge Lets Let's examine in a alight alight alight light note what those in our support system mu must t have experienced during our schooling Parents Most of us have parents and even to those students not living at home parents offer the bulk of our emotional and oftentimes financial support If you live at home you have probably become a gapping human mouth So besides seeing you eat the only parts of your anatomy that a parent ever sees are your back as you leave each day and your eyes as you look up half half dazed dazed from studying If your parents are out of state they worry about you constantly This is especially true if then happen to call on a depressing day when you have decided without question that the major youve you've chosen is all wrong for you Other than trying to console you what can they do They are miles away Maybe a little check in the ma mail l will help you both feel better beller after all youve you've become a new investment property in their lives Remember the times they've bailed you out and sod say Thanks What about children They come in all situations and circumstances single parent homes homes' regular homes and they all have had to to deal with having a student for a parent It isn't all bad they have learned the true meaning of the word study Children know that noise and disruption during finals week can cause an otherwise loving parent to shift into the KILL KIU MODE Th The free time inthe inthe in inthe the household becomes markedly changed because the he stud student parent has no freetime freetime free freetime time For instance when Johnny wants a bedtime story he gets a rundown on Sociology instead which rapidly puts him to sleep Probably the diet of these children shows the most radi radical al of of changes and this is particularly particular y true if the Mom of the household is the student I say a prayer almost every night that Little Caesars Caesar's pizza remains in business and that Campbells Campbell's Chunky Soup doesn't change hange its many varieties Thank you kids for your love and support Oh boy now what about relationships Come on graduates surely you you r remember member what those are aret Boyfriends and girlfriends some single some with children all types prevail on this campus How rewarding is it to have a loved one in school That is how rewarding is it if you ever get to see this person per son anymore Its It's good to have a relationship with someone on campus at least then you youcan youcan youcan can remember what they look like How about it girls Remember the last time you went to a tanning booth so you could look gorgeous for your hunk Only problem was that it had completely f faded ded by the time he spent one one week catching up In C Calculus Guys Remember when she said sad she was from from go out with you but shed she'd go anyway It was your first experience with someone wearing sunglasses in a movie t to hide the bags under her eyes wasn't it After II loving a student means being able to laugh at atthe the fact that you get analyzed every every- time you slip up just because they've had Psychology gy 10 wt What at about married partners How special can it be to have the student say Can y you u take the kids to the park for a week What about the housekeeping housekeeping house house- keeping When you ask sk the student partner to help pick up the house they revert back to sixth grade tactics with I cant Im I'm studying Boy are you in for a after graduation when you discover how many places in the house junk can be stashed Lets Let's not forget our teachers as vast and V sometimes intimidating sources of tion Those who corrected your tests even though they were illegible and gave you a fairly decent grade Those who are willing to stay in Utah because its it's a neat state even though the wages arent Remember tonight how they were able to bend so that your In closing congratulations to you all graduates and the behind scenes the the scenes people who were wilting willing to support us Now I guess its it's our turn |
