But for a Maryland man named Immanuel Patton, it was almost the other way around.
It fulfilled a wish they both worked hard for and will improve their quality of life in the future.
Patton was still in kindergarten when he assured his mom that one day they’d both be college graduates.
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I said, Mom, you know what?
I’m going to double-check you get this degree at the same time that I do.'
I made sure I stuck to that promise regardless of all the hardships and everything like that.
I wanted to check that that I be a man of my word, the man toldWBAL-TV.
The road to graduation day was far from easy.
They both were drawn to UMGC because it’s devoted to online programs.
When the mom wanted to quit, Immanuel would say Ma, youve got to keep it going.
I know you want to stop.
Things got in the way, she toldGood Morning America.
However, Immanuel never let go of his promise.
He never allowed it to die.
It was continuously, You know, mom, we’re gonna do this.
For the older Patton, a single mother from Mississippi, it means a raise.
Her son may have found a new vocation.
Above all, they are both more proud of each other than ever.
It was an experience of a lifetime, Carolyn Patton concluded.
Immanuel Patton made a promise to his mother Carolyn that they would finish college together.
