Class Rings - my son doesn't want one!

[Alyssa88]

I want one! I graduate college in May and if I can afford it I want to get one. I think for me it would have been a waste to get one after high school. College, on the other hand, is something I always dreamed about and worked hard for, I want a little reminder that I made it!

However, I was thinking about a tatoo as well, lol. At least I wouldn't lose it . . . I may just wait for that one until after my Ph.D

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

I never got a class ring and neither did my sisters. We just weren't interested. I did get a letter jacket though since I played volleyball/soccer. Atleast I wore that.

I too got a letterman jacket. It kept me soooo warm during the winter and there was no question on what I was wearing at football and basketball games. Money well spent there, I got one Freshman year and wore at least half the time every year following.

 

[Barbossa]

I didn't want, nor did I get, a high school class ring. I did get a college class ring which won't even fit my pinky. I should melt it down while gold prices are high.

 

[Piglet4Ever]

I never wanted or got a class ring. I wanted a yearbook more and my family couldn't afford to get me both anyway. Don't feel like a missed out on something by not having one.

 

[Talking Hands]

I got a class ring and never wore after college. In fact I don't even wear my wedding ring and my engagement ring was taken

 

[Kathi OD]

Okay, I should be happy about this. My son brought the brochure home from school yesterday, but said he does not want a class ring. I asked him why and he said he would not wear it. I reminded him that his sister and brother both had class rings, but he couldn't care less.

I think I have been successfully brainwashed because I cannot seem to get past the fact that he doesn't want a class ring, won't have a class ring and won't wear it even if he did get one. What is wrong with me? He is saving me $$$ by not getting one.

Neither my oldest or youngest wanted a class ring. Let me tell you I was HORRIFIED!! I finally came to grips with the fact that it just isn't the big deal it was when I was in school, at least in the public schools where we lived at the time. Very few of their classmates got them, and none of their friends.

My middle child did get a school ring, but he went to Catholic high school, where they make a HUGE deal out of receiving your ring. At his high school, there were very few students who didn't get a class ring.

 

[castleview]

Smart kid. Mine is in the closet - I should probably sell it. I never bought a yearbook until my senior year either.

 

[daisyduck123]

Great! That's money saved!

I lost my own class ring before senior year was even over. I never found it.

 

[MichelleVW]

I wanted one but didn't get one. I do regret not getting one. My oldest has one and loves it, she's a senior in high school and wears it every day.

Both of my kids have each gotten their own yearbooks from middle school on. (I mean I pay for them, but they each get one). I can't imagine not getting them each one. Class rings I can see doing without, but not yearbooks.

To the OP, honestly I would be happy if my kid didn't want one because they are expensive, but I personally regret not having one!

 

[cteddiesgirl]

I had one in high school. I wore it only through a couple of years into college. It's been put away ever since. Mine was a pretty one that only looks like a class ring if you really look at it. Not a big clunky one.

I should sell it for the gold right now since it will never be worn again.

 

[rickyratsmom]

Neither of my two sons wanted or got a high school class ring. They just weren't into jewelry. They later both graduated from college and nope still didn't want a class ring. They said their diploma was what would get them the jobs they wanted. Not an overpriced piece of jewelry they would never wear... For the record I never got one either, but for me it was a financial decision. At the time I just couldn't afford it. My hubby has one that he never wears.... In this economy perhaps your son is making a wise decision

 

[Pin Wizard]

I hocked my HS class ring.

Imagine my shock today when DS said he doesn't care if he gets a driver's permit right now.

I told him that most kids run to their parents ON THE DAY they can get a permit and beg for one.

 

[Camicar]

I was flamed and got nasty pms from folks here a while back when I said dd was not getting a class ring because I consider them a big waste of money, money that could be better served going into her college fund. I was a horrible, controlling mother who should be shot, apparently for denying my dd that necessity of life -- a vastly overpriced hunk of gold.

In reality, she does not know a single kid who is getting a class ring. They are just not important at all to her circle of friends. Morever, she took a look at them during their hard-sell assembly (I love how the admin is always kvetching that there is not enough time to teach the curriculum, but they have time for a 2 hour hard-sell on junk jewelry, then another two hour assembly when the rings come in) and thought they were a waste of money herself. As she said, "We could spend $500+ on a ring or I could save that money and use it for, say, food or books or unexpected car repairs. when I'm in college."

And I'm even more horrible because I won't pay for a yearbook until her senior year. She's not in any clubs, so her only pic would be her head shot and we already have that pic. She kvetched about it, so I told her she was certainly welcome in this instance to spend $90 of HER money for it. She started figuring out how many hours of work that would entail and suddenly that yearbook was no longer a necessity. I think she's learning a good life lesson about controlling her spending and real cost of your choices.

 

[browneyes106]

My brothers didn't want class rings either even though my parents were willing to pay for them. They had letterman jackets and class key pendants which was enought for them. My sister and I both got rings. I ocassionally wear my ring. I'm not sure about my sister.