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graduation etiquette for introducing divorced parents

Asked Jun 3, 2012, 09:28 AM — 2 Answers
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Prior to giving a valedictorian speech, how should we (my daughter's parents) be named in the introduction... Jane, the daughter of ___________)? My ex is remarried and I am not. We have been divorced 13 years.

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Jun 3, 2012, 09:41 AM


Daughter of <<<< fathers name and ***mothers name,

Just say their names, no real trick to it, Many parents don't have the same last name, no need to mention divorce.
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Jun 3, 2012, 10:02 AM


Why are the parents named in the introduction? Is she thanking them for something? Just "Mom" and "Dad" should suffice.
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