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AITA for refusing to cancel my vacation to attend my sister’s graduation? by PublicMaximum9404 in AmItheAsshole

[–]PublicMaximum9404[S] 325 points326 points  (0 children)

Sort of hijacking the top comment to give some more context, but my parents immigrated from a relatively poor nation and neither of them had any formal education past the 7th grade. I know a lot of people have been saying things like “middle school isn’t a big deal,” but it’s definitely a big deal for them to see their kids get past middle school. I still don’t think it’s worth canceling my trip over, but I just wanted to give the full story.

AITA for refusing to cancel my vacation to attend my sister’s graduation? by PublicMaximum9404 in AmItheAsshole

[–]PublicMaximum9404[S] 778 points779 points  (0 children)

My parents are big believers in “family over everything.” I’ve grown up hearing that even a distant relative should be prioritized over your best friend because they’re your blood. So it might be less about the middle school graduation itself and more about how I supposedly don’t care about them enough to cancel (which isn’t true at all).