Humor | Satire | Parenting

Graduation Announcements We’d All Love to See

People willing to say out loud what we’re all thinking

Jennifer Haubrich
Frazzled
Published in
4 min readMay 21, 2024

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Image of graduation caps being tossed into the air.
Photo by Vasily Koloda on Unsplash

Sure, every graduation is an important milestone and each degree is an accomplishment worth celebrating, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be honest about how we really feel right now — and what it took to get there!

The image features a festive and colorful announcement that reads “Saylor finished Preschool!” It is decorated with child-like drawings of handprints in various bright colors, star shapes filled with glitter, and fish-shaped crackers. The text humorously adds, “We have a car full of glitter and goldfish crackers and 87 pieces of ‘art’ to prove it.”
Image made in Canva by author

There are no artists more prolific than those under the age of 5. So many pieces of art and so little room on the fridge to hang it all!

These parents wonder how long they must hold onto this vast collection of finger paintings. Will Saylor notice if they only keep 2 of the primary color-themed ones? Sadly, they suspect whichever paintings they toss will be the ones she’ll randomly remember and ask to see again.

Does anyone have an extra storage bin?

The image is an invitation to a kindergarten graduation celebration for a child named Dylan. It features a photo of Dylan raising his arms in excitement, framed within a bold, orange rectangular border against a blue background. The text reads “Happy Kindergarten Graduation Dylan!!” and notes, “We’re setting him up for a lifetime of unrealistic expectations and ourselves for perpetual financial strain by hosting a huge party. Please come! Saturday June 10th @ 2pm. Gifts optional but expected.
Image made in Canva by author.

This is the invitation these parents would make if they thought through what they were doing.

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Jennifer Haubrich
Frazzled

Finding the funny in relationships, parenting, life, and personifying inanimate objects. Contact: jenniferh@lumieremedia.com