Ahh, graduation day. You've waited four or more years for this day, when you could walk across that stage and kiss your undergrad years goodbye. Hopefully, you're calm and ready to move on to the next step in your life. If you're like me, you are too busy panicking about every possible thing that could ruin graduation day. Why? I've always felt that by thinking of the worst possible outcome, you'll calm yourself and be content with whatever hits you when the big day arrives. Unless, of course, you are unfortunate enough to have one of the following happen to you.
1. You sneeze... and accidentally pee.
This is why you should have gone before you left.
2. Your nose starts bleeding, and you have no tissues.
Accidentally spewing blood all over the innocent person sitting in front of you.
3. You go into labor.
This is extra bad if it's an "I didn't know I was pregnant" situation.
4. Your significant other breaks up with you the morning of graduation.
Because all of the forced photography was just peachy before your heart was smashed.
5. Your "monthly gift" makes a surprise appearance and soaks through your outfit and graduation gown.
Obviously something you don't have to worry about if you don't have a uterus.
6. Your alarm doesn't go off.
You do, however, wake up to 83 missed phone calls from your mother.
7. You vomit mid-ceremony.
Maybe you're sick, maybe you drank too much last night. Either way, everyone is disgusted.
8. You decide to wear gorgeous shoes, only to have the heel break.
Another accident that could have been avoided if you had only worn flats.
9. Food poisoning decides that your bowels should be emptied right here, right now.
Hopefully you didn't plan on staying in your college town, because you will never live that down.
10. You trip on the stage.
Your parents definitely got a picture of that.
11. Your cap and gown are stolen.
Probably by vandals who are jealous that they aren't graduating.
12. You find out at the last minute that you didn't actually graduate, and you must continue for at least an extra semester.
So close, and yet so far.
