My Commencement Address at My Son's Graduation
We reflect on graduation rituals, and imagine giving words of wisdom to the guests of honor.
Atlanta, GA
May 25, 2023
At the risk of revealing my teenage popularity, we begin with a confession.
When I finished high school, I don’t remember slews of “graduation parties” being laid out like carved ham at Easter dinner. Or maybe I wasn’t meant to know. Perhaps they were served under the table, reserved for opportunistic poodles who were always aware …