What was the best gift you got when you graduated highschool?

[silveravnt]

Mine was an Old Timer pocket knife. Second was a Cross brand pen and pencil set engraved with my name.

 

[dkwolf]

Seiko Kinetic watch from my parents. 15 year class reunion is in a couple months, and I still wear that watch every day.

 

[m_c_zero]

Not being forced to go to school anymore...

 

[MidTNJasonF]

The "favor" I got from my freshman in college girlfriend. Oh and my godfather letting me take the jag for the weekend. It was a quad headlight XJ with the V12. For a car guy it was almost more memorable than the "Favor".

 

[Brewcrew02]

Who gets gifts for doing what you're supposed to? I wish I got gifts for expected things.

Well, not relying on your parents might count as a gift, but I've had a job since I was 14.

 

[RoughandReadyRanch]

Making it through without herpes! and no children!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rockin:

 

[Pratzie]

Making it through without herpes! and no children!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rockin:

 

[bottlebomber]

Making it through without herpes! and no children!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rockin:

Not so lucky after college though, eh?

 

[WileECoyote]

I got a congrats card, thats it.

My younger brother the very next year got a 2 week all expenses paid trip to Europe.

Thanks Mom & Dad !

Cheers

 

[RoughandReadyRanch]

Not so lucky after college though, eh?

One is screaming at me as we speak! If only Valtrex worked on kids!:cross: Luckily STD free but due to late in life return to college I have two kids to show for it. Damn wife tricked me!

 

[texcan2000]

A flashlight, a roadmap, and a ham sandwich.

 

[Dingobitme]

Rock climbing rope...

 

[SharonaZamboni]

A KitchenAid stand mixer. I'm pretty sure it was a graduation gift, but that was almost thirty years ago. Still looks and works great

 

[dkwolf]

Who gets gifts for doing what you're supposed to? I wish I got gifts for expected things.

Well, not relying on your parents might count as a gift, but I've had a job since I was 14.

So do you turn down bonuses at work, as well? After all, that's a gift for doing what you're supposed to.

 

[shelly_belly]

I got my parents to sign a release so that I could jump out of an airplane. I was only 17 at the time.

 

[Jacob_Marley]

Nix, zip, diddly, bupkas, niente.
Got nothing for High School graduation, and for that matter nothing for 16th birthday, no help when I moved out of the house, no help with college, in fact I recieved no gifts from my parents whatsoever for any birthday or Christmas beyond 8th grade.

 

[tre9er]

Money. People sent cards or came to my grad. party and some gave me as much as $100 or more!

 

[gratus fermentatio]

The only gift I got was one that I gave myself:
The satisfaction that I would never have to deal with any of those a$$holes ever again.
My parents celebrated by charging me rent.

 

[glenn514]

I don't remember any gifts when I graduated high school OR college. But, when I completed my master's degree, my Mother bought me a Sears Craftsman 10 inch radial arm saw!!! That was over thirty years ago, and it still works great! Love that saw!

glenn514