Graduation
Posted 05-21-2016 at 05:46 AM by ginasantiago
It's that time of year to sit through all the graduation speeches. I've been listening to how everyone is now educated enough to go out and be a big dog because they (and their parents) suffered through years of schooling. Unfortunately, big dogs do get bit. (This is my third ceremony..I need chocolate).
But you know, graduating in this day and age is wonderful. I remember in my day when white out was a big deal. There was no spell check, had a flip phone and computers were mammoth. No Facebook, twitter, apps etc. MTV was the bomb! You couldn't go on line and apply for a job you had to do it the hard way. We are becoming more comfortable with sex even if it does mean the Kardashin/Jenner clan is always in your face. Women in my day only had the pill and IUD. Now days there are so many other options. You can look at porn without having to go to a movie theater in disguise. Women are starting to break the glass ceiling. And, hopefully, women whose ambition is to be equal with men are finding there is more opportunity out there and it's okay to make your mark.
It's only a wonderful world if you can make it that way. There are no street signs pointing the way to Paradise Road. But somehow I think that kids are smarter and more able to see outside the box. Maybe it is because of technology, maybe it's because of DNA. I think the most important thing and my wish for each and everyone of those graduates is that they never lose the key to the gate of their dreams.
But you know, graduating in this day and age is wonderful. I remember in my day when white out was a big deal. There was no spell check, had a flip phone and computers were mammoth. No Facebook, twitter, apps etc. MTV was the bomb! You couldn't go on line and apply for a job you had to do it the hard way. We are becoming more comfortable with sex even if it does mean the Kardashin/Jenner clan is always in your face. Women in my day only had the pill and IUD. Now days there are so many other options. You can look at porn without having to go to a movie theater in disguise. Women are starting to break the glass ceiling. And, hopefully, women whose ambition is to be equal with men are finding there is more opportunity out there and it's okay to make your mark.
It's only a wonderful world if you can make it that way. There are no street signs pointing the way to Paradise Road. But somehow I think that kids are smarter and more able to see outside the box. Maybe it is because of technology, maybe it's because of DNA. I think the most important thing and my wish for each and everyone of those graduates is that they never lose the key to the gate of their dreams.
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