23-year-old Taleigh Loven walked downstairs to her graduation partylast October. She was1balloons, treats and congratulationsfrom her family. But what didn't cross her mind was her2wearing the same graduation cap as she did. 3him carrying acertificate(证书) with his name on it, she suddenly burst into tears.
Mike Loven, 47, decided four years earlier that he was going torestart his study in Grand Canyon University, the4school hisdaughter had just been accepted by. A few weeks later, Taleigh was getting everything ready in her dormitory while Mike was taking his first5course.
"There was no real reason for keeping it a secret from the family-I just thought the6would be fun," Mike said. "I work a lot and I'm always on my computer, so no one7knewthat Iwas working on things for8all those years. "
Mike has9himself in work since graduating from high school. He always felt likecollege was only worth it10one was studying to become a doctor or a lawyer. If it was justgoing to be a four-year party,11said, it would be better to skip(跳过) it and not wastemoney.
The12part about the whole thing,Mike said,was during stressful midterm seasonwhen his family would always ask him for help13tricky(棘手的) school-related problems. He had his own14as well, but he couldn't tell them. That, he said,15many latenights at the computer.
What's next for the father and the daughter? Loven had no plan for master's degree. But he proudTaleigh was already on her way towards amaster's in psychology.
