I honestly detest this time of year

derrrrrrrro · 6 時間前

This must be one of those US only things...

caiada · 4 時間前

Of all the things to give a shit about.

You chose this.

Mortido · 4 時間前

The only thing more rediculous than kindergarten graduation is getting this worked up over kindergarten graduation.

i_got_this · 4 時間前

OP....relax

jsaidoo · 4 時間前

Next up: "I hate birthday parties. Congratulations, you didn't die in the previous 365 days. Have a piece of cake."

Followed by: "I hate anniversary dinners. Congratulations, you didn't get divorced or screw someone else. Have a glass of wine."

What is the harm in celebrating a few milestones - even if they are expected?

hbktommy4031 · 5 時間前

For a small human who's only been self-aware for 2 or 3 years, who just learned how to feed him/herself and use the bathroom, who barely knows enough words to communicate a basic sentence, to complete an entire year of organized schooling is actually kind of impressive. They can have a little celebration. It's not a landmark achievement but it's positive reinforcement and it sets them up for success in 1st grade when they start learning the important stuff (like how to read)

I_am_Bob · 4 時間前

How many kindergarten graduation do you have to attend where this actually affects your life in any way, shape or form?

andomer · 4 時間前

I saw this and thought, "Wow, that's kind of an odd thing to pick out and 'detest.' Oh well, they're just exaggerating and trying to be funny." Then I came in and read all these angry comments, especially from the OP. Y'all motherfuckers need to calm down, and I need to stop clicking on the comments section.

miesto · 5 時間前

I had to take summer school for kindergarten, so I must have been close >.<

kittenlover27 · 3 時間前

Thwre are two kinds of people here, those who think this is a nice fun ceremony that does no harm to others, and those who think it's a waste of time and not necessary.

hank_hiIl · 5 時間前

Is kindergarten graduation even a thing?

tjeffer886-stt · 5 時間前

Jesus, what a bunch of grinches in this thread. Do you all hate sunshine and puppy dogs too?

It's a harmless event that is put on for the parents benefit. Get a grip people.

woowoo293 · 6 時間前

Are you forced to attend these every year or something? Or do you teach kindergartners? Or you have a gazillion children?

kencater · 6 時間前

While I understand your hesitation to justify this type of event as acceptable, I must disagree.

I have a child currently in Kindergarten. Anyone who has witnessed the change a child's life takes during this year, surely sees a graduation as acceptable.

During this time of their life, a major transition is made. A child begins to understand responsibility, learn to read, perform basic math, and generally become curious about so much of the world.

My child has learned every letter of the alphabet, learned to read many words, and can count to 1,000 (which he makes me listen to almost everyday). He can now add, subtract, and do basic multiplication.

He has also learned to communicate effectively with adults and other children and how one should behave toward others.

I believe that this type of accomplishment deserves some sort of recognition. And I believe that it is this sort of thing that keeps a child interested in learning and moving forward.

DJHangover · 6 時間前

Meh. Enjoying life's moments isn't for everyone.

macweirdo42 · 3 時間前

I never had a kindergarten graduation myself, but let's face it, if you've ever known a kindergartener, not dying from eating too much glue or crayons is quite an achievement at that age. Never ate crayons or glue myself, but I had a sister nearly choke to death on a crayon once, and I myself had managed to both completely coat the inside of my desk with glue and put a staple in my fingernail by 4th grade (the glue because I was bored and it was fun to pick of layers of dried glue, like picking at a scab but far less painful and bloody, and I genuinely did not think the stapler would puncture my fingernail).

Ah_Q · 2 時間前

I can't help but ask: What the fuck is wrong with you? Nobody is forcing kindergarten graduations on you.

DJHangover · 5 時間前

OP, you dropped this family photo.

stackflow · 4 時間前

Yet every year every single one of us has a dedicated day when you are expected to celebrate that -- once again -- you have managed to avoid eating too many crayons and have qualified for another round around the sun.

SupersonicEmbryonic · 3 時間前

yeah heaven forbid we give kids a chance to have fun.

fuck those 5 year olds.

Grobasch · 3 時間前

/r/childfree is leaking again

ryph · 4 時間前

Holy shit redditors will argue about ANYTHING

jk01 · 3 時間前

Dank meme

marcos4196 · 2 時間前

Wow...someone is bitter...hi/her mom probably didn't go to his kindergarten graduation

chillagevillage · 4 時間前

What's wrong with celebrating accomplishments, regardless of how small you may think they are?

I'm sure everyone bitching about kindergarten graduations didn't celebrate a graduation until their 3rd PHD because anything else is just stupid.

stpedfathobt · 3 時間前

Why? Kids love this shit.

belaaaa · 3 時間前

Why would you detest this? They're children. Probably extremely happy and excited... what's the problem?

kenzopowrm · 4 時間前

I don't see anything wrong with it. I mean they're just kids. I had one when I graduated kindergarten in 1997. We just wore some red construction paper caps. Granted, there was only 16 of us (small town) so the ceremony was no where near as long as 90min. I might think differently if it was that long. My graduating class (1 person missing): http://imgur.com/ACk95gE,uf60hmy

The ceremony program: http://imgur.com/ACk95gE,uf60hmy#1

Sabres00 · 3 時間前

OP is probably one of those people who thinks they're a parent because he/she owns a dog.

Get_it_together_dawg · 4 時間前

Who gives a fuck.

thegreatgazoo · 3 時間前

Meh, my daughter 'graduated' pre-K. She got a cute picture in a cap and gown.

But she's not getting a Barbie Corvette because of it...

c010rb1indusa · 3 時間前

Dude I remember feeling proud to 'graduate' kindergarden when I was that age because it made me excited about going onto the first grade. Isn't that the point? To get kids excited about the next step?

scientist_tz · 3 時間前

I actually still remember my Kindergarten graduation. It was in 1984.

I don't remember many specifics but I remember our class singing like 7 songs and I remember that we were going to go to Show Biz pizza afterward but we got there and it was closed because the ceremony was like 2 hours long.

constantwood · 2 時間前

Im graduating highschool rn. It really feels like, congratulations you did what you are supposed to do!

620five · 2 時間前

OP is a sad motherfucker.

P0T4T0L0RD · 2 時間前

I honestly don't get why OP is getting downvoted in every single comment but his post has four thousand upvotes

zbbrox · 2 時間前

I always find it odd that people are so offended by this kind of thing. The point of a "graduation" isn't to say, "Wow, you're so amazing!", it's to mark a transition from one period of life to the next. Graduating from high school is hardly a major accomplishment, and even graduating from university is nothing really special. We congratulate people over marriages and children even though any two idiots can get married and it takes no special skill to have kids.

But these are still important events in our lives, and if people enjoy marking them with a ritual, then they're simply behaving the same way that pretty much every human culture has behaved throughout history. Maybe kindergarten graduation doesn't mean much to you (and I sympathize with that, I certainly never had one), but if it means something to someone else to see their child progress from half-day mostly-playtime learning to real schooling, good for them.

Zenpig · 2 時間前

I remember glenn beck lecturing the world about how a trophy for "unearned accomplishments" was ruining the country... At a ceremony giving him an honorary doctorate degree.

Don't be a dousche by shitting on the biggest Accomplishment in these young persons lives.

OTO-Nate · 2 時間前

You detest the time that kindergarten kids graduate? You sound like the fucking Grinch.

MsModernity · 2 時間前

Because you're a bitter asshole. Are you being invited to these ceremonies or something? If not, why be so negative about something that's important to a child?

Helevitia · 2 時間前

Until you have kids and then take 400 pictures or 2 hours of video of it and make everyone look at the pics or watch because you're so proud.

Source: I have kids.

SonnyBlack90 · 4 時間前

High School Graduation: Congratulations, you turned in most of your work and didn't commit a felony at school.

Lonelan · 3 時間前

My son is graduating from kindergarten.

This year he learned:

Up to 3 digit addition and subtraction

1 digit multiplication

He reads at a "1st grade, 9th month" level.

Spanish colors, numbers up to 20

French colors, numbers up to 10

How awesome Star Wars is

How to not eat too many crayons

How much paste he can eat without killing himself

churchey · 4 時間前

I'm a teacher; I see a lot of these. I find them tedious and boring. But it's pretty easy to see that these ceremonies do more in elementary for kids and their motivation to learn than it does for teenagers or adults.

Why does an adult need an elaborate ceremony to get congratulations for their accomplishments? If this is just a glorified pat on the back, it means a ton more to five year olds.

take-dat-wit-u · 3 時間前

I dunno if my kid's school is going to do one, but I gotta be real... Kindergarten is harder than I remember. Kid's doing stuff I remember doing in 2nd grade. Beyond addition and subtraction, some multiplication, word problems... crazy shit.

Nothing warranting a graduation gown and cap, but damn. I vaguely remember colors and being super into dinosaurs.

fuckingasquid · 3 時間前

I mean I guess it's kind of silly but can anyone explain to me exactly why this is oh so terrible and worth getting worked up over?

edgar__allan__bro · 6 時間前

Hey, for some kids that's a really big accomplishment...

-- The kid who did kindergarten twice because he couldn't skip

mrtatulas · 4 時間前

Uhh, fuck you? My kid's having a preschool graduation.

When he started last year at just shy of 3 years, he was a shy quiet kid who didn't talk much to anyone but his parents and would have trouble when we left him there for 2 hours. Now he pretty much makes friends with every kid he sees, has no problem walking into a crowded room and talking to whomever, can carry on a conversation like a 5-year-old, can write his name... he's starting full-day kindergarten in September. Last year I wouldn't have imagined it. Now I know he's going to do just fine.

I think that's as worthy of a graduation ceremony as an 18-year-old finishing high school. If not more! Compare the changes.

obligatory gilded edit: Thanks? I was not expecting that at all, haha...

RocheCoach · 3 時間前

Yeah, fuck letting children get the opportunity to experiencing accomplishing something when it's not up to the standards of your average Redditor.

goldandguns · 3 時間前

Hey man my dog had a graduation ceremony from puppy obedience. I thought it a tad silly, but that certificate is pretty much permanently affixed to our fridge despite my objections.

ibanez_slinger · 3 時間前

Yeah, I hate when we do things to make children good about themselves. That's like, the worst.

DiplomaticDiplodocus · 3 時間前

"Kids are so dumb, they don't deserve a graduation. The real smart person here is me, the guy who gets upset at a made-up ceremony designed to make children happy"

NotReallyAGenie · 4 時間前

My son is graduating pre-K and it makes a lot of sense. Did he accomplish anything groundbreaking? No. However, this marks a transition: from preschool to real school. He's leaving most of his friends and going on to something new. The graduation marks a moment in his life. It's not sure unlike a High School graduation, but with less stolen alcohol... But just as many people passing out afterward.

sparky96 · 5 時間前

I was the only kid in my 5th grade class who didn't go to "graduation". Apparently the teacher was pissed when I didn't go up to the podium but I was the coolest kid in school the next day.

olalajaypizzle · 4 時間前

i like bananas

Jonnieringo · 4 時間前

It's not about you and whether you enjoy the ceremony. It's about the child having fun and feeling accomplished. So go fuck your self.

MetalPandaDance · 3 時間前

I don't have a problem with kindergarten graduation, it's just positive reinforcement. It shows kids that there is praise for doing well academically. I don't have any proof, but it could inspire kids to try harder later on in their education.

super_poderosa · 2 時間前

Huh. I've never really thought about this before, but I seem to have an odd perspective: I like these just fine. I'm Dad. I know my kids aren't winning the Nobel Prize, but I want to show them that I, and society, are excited about their education. It's great to learn! You've begun you're learning! Let's celebrate and have ice cream! I want my kids to know that I am happy that they are being educated and it is something to celebrate. This doesn't seem like a bad thing to me.


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