18-year-old high schooler refuses to walk at graduation, have a graduation party, attend a graduation dinner, or go on a graduation trip: 'As you can imagine, no one is on my side'

Graduations can be hit or miss. There's something beautiful about the end of an era being marked by a big celebration where you don a funny hat. It gives a sense of completion to all of the years you spent slaving away on your degree.

My graduations were hit and miss. I liked my high school one a lot better than my college one, probably because I was a lot more excited about finishing high school than college. It felt like my entire family was in town to celebrate, I got to sing the alma mater with the choir, and the sky was a stunning pink the night of graduation. At my college graduation, I was one of tens of thousands of students getting my degree. It was hot as a leather car seat on a summer day, and the speaker was so mediocre. While these weren't the best days of my life by any means, I'm glad I attended.

The teen in this story is not keen on his graduation ceremony or any of the accouterments that came along with it. Instead of compromising by going on a graduation dinner or trip, he flat-out refuses to do a single thing that would make his family or friends happy.
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AITA for refusing to walk at graduation, attend my graduation party, or go on a graduation trip?

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$They're just trying to have you experience something that's maybe once in a lifetime for many. And avoiding it for really no reason other than "I don't want to" is an ah move. You won't regret not going, but you'll regret the fractured relationships in the future if you remain this way. Edit: Stop being a tight a and let people celebrate you lol$

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