Your family should almost always come first. While there will be numerous occasions to see your kids graduate and see them at various ceremonies, it's still good to see Mom & Dad there in full support of their accomplishments at their age. Work will always be there. No one in their right mind is gonna curse you out for being with your children once in a while.
I have one for ya......
Back in 2000, my Dad passed away so I called and told the guys at work to get done what they could, cause I wouldn't be in. Ya know, I hadda help with arrangements and some running around to do, plus I just didn't have it in me to go to work. I literally couldn't concentrate. We had one customer tell my guys his truck was scheduled to be lettered that day and he doesn't care what excuse I have, he wants it lettered. It was a good customer, too. Back then, I didn't have the back up on computer work, I have today, so they couldn't do it. Well, like I said he
WAS a good customer. I never called him, but I saw his wife one day and she acted all sweet and giggly and asked why we weren't doing Dave's trucks anymore and I simply said, the day my Dad died, Dave couldn't wait for me to come in and took it somewhere else, so whether he dropped me or not, I refuse to do work for someone like him. She said she was sorry and never knew, but added, his disposition is why we got divorced.
Ha, I didn't know she left him. The turd is long out of business. Seems his bad temper and attitude got the best of him.
So, don't miss out on these once-in-a-life-time things.............. 
