For most, graduating from college with a bachelor's degree is a lifelong goal.
You put in the work necessary for your prerequisites, you take all the AP classes in the latter half of high school to get a healthy head start, and you lay off the incessant partying to hit the books in the library instead. You do everything you need to do to make it to the Promised Land (the graduation stage), and it seems like every single all-nighter, Redbull, and missed social event was worth it. Now, you're ready to venture out into the job market with wide eyes and a college degree.
I bet that those of you who have completed your degrees have multiple people in your corner, cheering you on from the sidelines. These support systems are integral to overcoming adversity in the wake of an ever-changing world and overall environment. Your parents, siblings, friends, and extended family know exactly how to show you how proud they are of you, and in those efforts, ensure you feel like your best self. Sometimes, they're a bit too proud of you. Like, way too proud.
The mother featured in this next story is so proud of her son's college accomplishments that she gives herself all the credit for it! Not only that, but she also decides to keep his degree for nearly 10 years, despite him having asked for it several times before. Her son rightfully believes that he is entitled to having his own degree in his possession, and it's ludicrous that his mother is trying to convince him otherwise. What do you think?
This one seems pretty cut-and-dry. The son deserves his degree, and his mother is being a bit weird and overbearing about it. She even suggests he print out a copy so he can hang it in his home… Either way, the son gets his original degree back, but at what cost? There's a familial rift that won't fix itself. Scroll below to read about the aftermath.
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