Is a High School Diploma the Ultimate Participation Trophy?

And are college degrees far behind?

When my mom was pregnant and suffering from all-day severe morning sickness, my dad convinced her to take a three-hour one-way car trip she didn’t feel like going on because he didn’t want to write a goddamn check. This was a little before the internet took off, back when you couldn’t just go on Amazon and buy whatever you wanted with ONE CLICK. It was also back when writing paper checks was still super popular for some reason, and my parents didn’t have a credit card. (I can’t imagine living…