Thoughts on Graduation Announcements

[Vene]

Announcing just a graduation will be nice to some people but some people will get a little suspicious, especially if college degrees are the norm in your family.

Wouldn't it be at least somewhat comparable to an open house after graduating from high school regardless of the education level of various family members?

[m-ttl]

Wouldn't it be at least somewhat comparable to an open house after graduating from high school regardless of the education level of various family members?

 

Right like...do people just not like celebrating? How is "life accomplishment" suspicious? 

 

 

Gnome, I'm from a family where college degrees are expected. And, when I wasn't going to send out graduation announcement, I got told that I absolutely should by several members of my family. Everyone's family is different of course but, at least in mine, it is expected that you will share good news, whether that's a wedding, a birth, a graduation (high school, college, or grad school), a job promotion or awesome new job, etc. Not necessarily to your fourth cousin (I come from a large extended family so extending that far out would mean literally hundreds of announcements) but definitely to my aunts, uncles, first and second cousins (well, not ALL my second cousins because again, big family), and close family friends.

 

Yeah the other side of my family has more degrees but even they'll expect announcements. It would be rude not to. 

 

I wouldn't send anything to a fourth cousin (at least I don't think so?), but I have great aunts and uncles who will all want something, and after I've covered Aunts, Uncles, and Great Uncles/Aunts I'll just let my family figure out who else they want to send things to. For some people, I might not know them well, but my grandparents would be horrified not to let so-and-so know about their grandchild. *shrugs* It is what it is. If those people are annoyed with me, what do I care? 

Edited March 11, 2014 by m-ttl