Interestingly enough, I find myself not necessarily agreeing with them for once, but at least having a bit of sympathy for that option. Participating in the activities of the daughter, son or grandchild of friends, neighbors and/or acquaintances is going above and beyond the call of duty. For example, I would not have expected all of my neighbors or business clients of my dad to have shown up for my 5th grade band concert. It simply would not have been something which was all that important to them. You can instead offer them a simple “congratulations” or a few words of encouragement without going that far.
Interestingly enough, I find myself not necessarily agreeing with them for once, but at least having a bit of sympathy for that option. Participating in the activities of the daughter, son or grandchild of friends, neighbors and/or acquaintances is going above and beyond the call of duty. For example, I would not have expected all of my neighbors or business clients of my dad to have shown up for my 5th grade band concert. It simply would not have been something which was all that important to them. You can instead offer them a simple “congratulations” or a few words of encouragement without going that far.