Oh, sweetheart, don't be bummed out, okay? Your graduation day is a huge accomplishment for you, and you should be proud. But it will be a busy, busy day as well, and you likely wouldn't be able to see much of them if they all came, anyway. Take lots of pictures, have a grand time, and if you want, make 'em throw you a party when they get back home!

It's not like OSU is a teeny school - how many are in your graduating class? My Dad missed my older siblings' college graduations because of work, but I got to go in his place. They both graduated from what is now UMass Lowell - and Ma and I sat in the stands and tried to figure out which of the sections of graduated was which, and to see if we could spot my brother, and then my sister, in their caps and gowns. Dad was only able to attend my college graduation - and it was "in a sweaty gym with an oompah band playing" - not quite the pomp and circumstance and spectacle of the University graduations!