Dear Queenie,
I went back to school after my children were all grown up and out on their own and I got a degree in a field that always interested me and that I can get a good job in. I posed for photos with the rest of my graduating class and bought a class ring but my best friend says I’m too old for that kind of foolishness.
Queenie, is she right?—Middle-aged graduate
Dear Graduate,
An accomplishment like yours should be celebrated in any (non-destructive) way that makes you happy. Your best friend should be congratulating you, not trying to make you feel foolish.
And you have my congratulations, for what they are worth to you.
