commencement speeches

  • Class of 2009

    Whenever possible and especially when the occasion is a truly special one like it was today, I will not hesitate to embarrass our children.

    I believe it keeps them humble, builds their character and is a great source of amusement for my husband and I.

    It’s nothing major, mind you. This morning, all it really consisted of was marching our 13-year-old daughter Amanda out in front of the house and making her pose for pictures. When you’re 13, it doesn’t take much.

    My intention was to duplicate the photo we took of her and her father on the first day of kindergarten, today, on her last day of eighth grade.