High School Graduation: Cupcakes and Card Theft

Send us Fan MailHigh school graduation came with balloons, cupcakes, parking instructions, party planning, family logistics, emotional surprises, and one very strange moment involving a graduation card.In this episode, we unpack the mental load of our first kid graduating high school: what worked, what didn’t, what we would do differently, and why the party itself may have been the easy part. We talk about planning ahead, resisting the pressure of Instagram-perfect graduation parties, asking our graduate to help, dealing with last-minute family disappointment, and realizing that our day-to-day parenting role is about to shift in a very real way.Because graduation isn’t just about the kid crossing the stage. It is also about parents realizing that the mental load is changing shape.Check us out on Instagram