LIVE: Baylor Commencement, Dec. 2022 (morning)

My Dad Shattered My Trophy on Graduation Day—But What Broke Me More Was His Silence at Home When I heard my name—“Sophie Hart, Valedictorian”—I felt the tassel brush my cheek, the medal press against my collarbone, and years of diner shifts, late-night essays, and dawn bus rides finally pay off. My classmates cheered as I lifted the trophy. For a moment, I floated. But in the blink of an eye, everything shattered—literally. The doors burst open and my father walked in, his boots echoing across t