My Family Refused To Show Up To My Pinning Ceremony — Instead, My Parents Threw A Barbecue With My... I thought the happiest day of my life would be the day I got pinned as a nurse — until I realized not a single person from my family cared enough to show up. The rows of proud families in the audience blurred before my eyes as I stood under the warm stage lights, trying to smile while my insides trembled. My parents and brother weren’t there to see it. Instead, they stayed home and threw a barbe