Dear mom, yes my graduation dinner is on the 24th of November, yes it will cost you $65 dollars for a ticket. I know you find that expensive but must you go and tear me down like that? It's not an event that happens once every year, it's something that occurs once in your daughter's thirteen years of education. I'm not asking for much, just that you attended with me this special occasion, that's all. Sincerely, your daughter.