OT: Graduation presents

[Birddog]

Originally Posted by Tickdoc

Orange.

Good choice!

[Tommasini53]

Originally Posted by Tickdoc

Got a son graduating high school here next month and I need to get him something for his achievement.

Curious what some of you have done in the past to mark the occasion?

(and don't say a car, he's got one

My first thought was a watch but his generation doesn't wear them. No bikes either. That would be a fun one, but sadly he has no interest there.

I bought my nephews G.C.'s at Timbuk2 so they could put together a custom backpack or messenger bag...great products and they last really well.

[likebikes]

my parents got me neither a highschool or college graduation gift.

[josephr]

Originally Posted by likebikes

my parents got me neither a highschool or college graduation gift.

same....I was 5th of 5 so by the time I got thru high school, no one was too excited for me to meet expectations.....a few months later my oldest brother later bought me a Seiko. They had a nice party for me when I graduated college, got the requisite Cross pen/pencil set.



Next Thursday my oldest daughter graduates with her Master's and we've had dinners/party, but she's not too into stuff anyway, so there's that. I've got a second child who is graduating high school and starts college this fall. Things have been tight financially and they're both understanding/appreciative of what its taken to get them this far.

Hope this isn't being taken as judgemental of those who have or made great suggestions....I would very much like to get both of my kids something nice, but dinner at a nice restaurant with all their family around is pretty freakin' awesome in the big picture of things. Congratulations to all the Dads and Moms who've gotten their kids thru these educational milestones!

[cadence90]

Gifts, no gifts, that's all personal.

But the photos of child and parents embracing at these events...those will definitely last forever.
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[semdoug]

AAA membership

[B^2]

if you can gift some kind of experience your child is much more likely to remember that then a physical gift like a pen or a watch, but that's just my take.