“We Love You Dear”: Sad Lady Attends Graduate Ceremony by Herself, SA Cheers Her Up
- A woman shared a clip of herself crying at her graduation ceremony, which drew the attention of many South Africans
- The lady is a food content creator at heart and loves sharing her cooking on her TikTok page for all to see
- Folks across the nation flooded the comment section with words of encouragement and kindness
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South Africans far and wide tried their best to cheer up a lady who attended her graduation by herself. The woman shared a clip crying on her special day with a caption that read:
"POV: You are attending your graduation all alone and you are holding your tears all in because big girls don't cry."
Internet to the rescue
TikTokker pree_meeluck shared the clip that had a description that was more positive than her caption. It read:
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"Wanted to cry but I made it through, 2x graduate."
The comment section was filled with people sharing kind words with the woman. Many graduation videos on TikTok tend to be more jovial, even if tears are involved, but this was the opposite.
Food is life
The graduate loves food when she isn't sad. She refers to herself as a food content creator at heart and has this as a description on her profile:
"Join me as I perfect my cooking skills."
The lady had a broken leg in her first video posted on TikTok and decided to cook with it. She eventually made a meal involving some pap and meat.
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Other clips found on the woman's TikTok page show all the tasty meals she has cooked. One shows a delicious burger she shared which included an egg, some lettuce and tomato.
South Africans brought out all the comforting energy they had and shared some kind words.
Read the comments below:
kopano said:
"This was me back in 2022😥🥺 But a friend finally pulled through for me 🥺"
Gladys Hilton shared:
"Congratulations on your graduation dear. You were not alone, God was present there with you 🥰"
Sashajae🇿🇦 posted:
"Awww mama u made me cry. wish I was close. I feel for all kids studying so far from home. I use to work close to a college and the struggles many went through made me empathise with them."
MaNkosi khosi commented:
"The important event is for you to be present my daughter. Everyone who is there will represent your family. Enjoy your day to the fullest 🌹❤️"
Mapule Keetso mentioned:
"I'm so mad at you? what do you mean alone when you have your TikTok family over here? next time speak, we will come maan😭"
Motswapo said:
"Those graduating around Pretoria with no family or friends, please mpitseng, I wouldn't mind to come play big sis role, will gladly support you😭"
Tshepiso queen Tee shared:
"Where do you stay? I'm around Thokoza, I can take you out to celebrate again and do free makeup and installation. Just wear your graduation gown☺️ More hugs🥳"
More graduation stories from Briefly News
- Briefly News previously reported that a young woman has become the talk of the town after sharing her inspiring academic journey on social media.
- A woman was captured rocking her two graduation belts while shopping in a TikTok video that had South Africans smiling from ear to ear.
- A lady from Soweto overcame financial hardship and became the first in her family to graduate.
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