Graduation Message to a Son
The same job as a card to a daughter, with one difference: sons are told they are proud of far less often, so say it plainly.
From a parent
- 1
I am proud of you. I should say that more often and today I have an excuse.
- 2
You did this your own way, which was not the way I would have done it, and you were right.
- 3
Everything from here is yours. This part is finished and it is finished well.
- 4
You have turned into someone I would want on my side. That matters more than the degree.
- 5
Well done. Your mother has told approximately forty people.
If he is the first in the family
- 6
First in this family. That is not a small sentence.
- 7
Your grandfather worked underground so that this hall existed for you.
If it was hard
- 8
You told me in second year that you were going to jack it in. I am very glad you did not.
- 9
You did this with a job attached, which is the harder version and nobody says so.
Questions people actually ask
What do you write in a graduation card for a son?
Say you are proud, plainly, without a joke attached. It is the sentence sons hear least and remember longest.