19-year-old's entitled mom skips her daughter's graduation and goes to the salon instead, daughter finds out via social media: 'I'm done!'

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Jul 13, 2025 4:00 PM EDT

There are some life events that parents should avoid missing at all costs. The usual suspects on this list include weddings, important birthdays, and, of course, graduations. Frankly, a decent parent better have a great excuse as to why they would miss their kid's graduation. After all, you went through all that trouble helping your kid get into school in the first place, walking them through their academic and social challenges, and potentially helping to pay tuition for them. Why would you want to miss their graduation?

This high school graduate found out that her entitled mother skipped out on the big ceremony in the worst way possible: via social media. It was as if she were dealing with a frenemy her own age, but no, this was her own mom. This lady promised that she'd make it to the big event, but when the day finally arrived, she decided that it was more important to get her lashes done at the local salon. Keep scrolling below to see how her daughter reacted to her mom's brash social media post.

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Several members of this online community chimed in with warm messages for the recent high school graduate, who has plenty to be proud of. Clearly, there is a strange dynamic at play with her mother, whose selfish behavior might be masking something deeper and more pathetic. Perhaps she is insecure about her own accomplishments and work ethic compared to her daughter, which is crazy given their age difference and totally separate stages of life. It's possible that she knew exactly what she was doing when she posted to her Instagram during the ceremony. Our guess is that it wasn't just negligence; it was out of spite.
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"I found out my mom wasn’t at my graduation because she was getting her lashes done"

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