Photo:Collin Gosselin/Instagram

Collin Gosselin

Collin Gosselin/Instagram

Collin Gosselinis looking back on his high school years with immense appreciation.

“Better late than never! Graduation ✅ I wasn’t totally sold on the idea of making a graduation post, as most students graduate, therefore making it not such a big deal,” he began. “So I decided to anchor this post more towards gratitude for mentors, friends, and of course family.”

Collin Gosselin

Though Jon is estranged from many of his children, Collin outlined the great guidance that his dad has shown in their years of living together. “I would like to thank my dad, who has taught me so much about running into hard times and moving past them, about resilience,” Collin shared. “Thank you dad for always supporting my decisions, and having my back when I bite off more than I can chew.”

Since Jon’sex-girlfriendColleen Conradwas also a support figure in Collin’s life, he gave her a special shout-out in his post as well.

Collin Gosselin

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The other Gosselin sextuplets — Leah, Alexis, Aaden and Joel — also graduated high school this year. Older sisters — 22-year-old twinsMady and Cara— recentlygraduated college.

source: people.com