From the time I was in kindergarten to now, my junior year in high-school, I have known how much everyone looks forward to graduating. It’s a huge milestone in everyone’s life. Graduating brings a sense of freedom and accomplishment to anyone who does it. High- school really sucks sometimes. The light at the end of the tunnel for most teenagers is walking across that field/ stage and getting a diploma of completion. But now, because of COVID-19 (the Corona Virus), that milestone is being stripped from a lot of these teenagers.
These kids have waited for twelve years for something that should have been guaranteed. Yes, they will still get their diploma, but they won’t have the ceremony that they most definitely deserve. Many adults are arguing that “people are dying so these seniors shouldn’t be so upset when there’s worse things going on.” While this is true, people are dying, these young adults are being stripped of something very important to them. They have every right to be angry, upset, or sad. It may not be as important as the death of these innocent victims, but it is still important. Telling these children that they have no right to be sad is just like telling someone that they have no right to be happy when better things are happening to other people. It’s the exact same thing. You wouldn’t tell a child that they shouldn’t be happy over a good grade when there are people out there who are millionaires or have everything they ever wanted, so why tell these seniors that they have no right to be sad?
Every emotion that these seniors are feeling are valid in every way. If you are one of the people who feel that they are overreacting, put yourself in their shoes. Imagine something that you waited almost your entire life for being stripped away. It would upset you, right? The same concept applies to the class of 2020. This is such a huge milestone in a teenagers life. They have worked almost nonstop for so many years for this. Be kind to them. Treat them with the tenderness and kindness you’d want to be treated with.
Our seniors are in pain, so show them the love you want to be shown.
Peace out, girl scout 🙂
Yes ma’am I agree with this! Everyone has the right to be upset and frankly if I was in their shoes I would feel the same way. I mean i’m already disappointed about prom. I can’t imagine how I would react about my graduation being canceled.
THIS! I have seen so many posts about the seniors needing to get over themselves because people are dying, but they DO have a right to be upset and sad, like you said. Thanks for sharing!!
Felt this. My heart goes out to every senior. This isn’t fair for them.