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Originally Posted by DanaC
Not upsetting so much as occasionally popping into my head: my graduation ceremony is next month. I so wanted to graduate whilst Dad was still here to see it. He'd have loved it, I know. I made him wait an awfully long time to be proud of me. After the troubled years of teens and twenties. I really wanted him to see it.
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Dana, I'm sure your dad was proud of you every step of the way. I found myself suddenly crying the other day, when it hit me that my grandmother would've loved to see me graduate last month. Though she wasn't around to see the culmination of all my hard work, she saw the path I was on and I bet she was happy to see where I was headed. I imagine your dad felt similarly, though that knowledge doesn't quite remove the sting of his absence.
ETA: Missed Shawnee's response because I wanted to reply too quickly. Oops! Sentiment remains the same although the words have already been said. (Great minds, eh?)