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Like many others who watched the 2021 Olympics, I keep thinking about Simone Biles, an athlete who has established herself as one of the most talented gymnasts of all time. This year, mental health struggles made competing not only difficult, but dangerous. So Biles made the painful decision to withdraw from some parts of the competition, both for her health and safety and to give her teammates a better chance at earning a medal in the team gymnastics final.

Amongst my three children, I’ve witnessed six commencement ceremonies—each one unique and still somehow similar ​to ​all the others (and my own).    The robes and tassels.  The diplomas and degrees.  The pomp and circumstance.  And the celebratory nature of it all.