High school proms take over in UK. question has become, should they?
It is getting out of hand over here also. What used to be a fun time at the end of the year has become “Who can look like a movie star going to the Oscars?” affair with no expense spared.
Posted by harleycowboy58
06/22/2008 at 11:09 AM
This is just not right, my stepdaughters school had the end of year dance in the middle of the exams???? then the local rag just published the photos and infered it had just happened, wtf?
Posted by Chris Edwards
06/22/2008 at 05:56 PM
Here in rural America, I’ve had a battle with both of my daughters.
8th grade—the end of “Middle” or “Junior High” school—is celebrated by “The 8th Grade Dance.”
“I need a dress.” “I need new shoes.” “I need a new bag.” “I need my hair and nails done.” I put out $100 on the table and told them “There it is. Spend it wisely.” thinking I’d successfully put off the issue.
Eldest decided to recycle a bridesmaid dress and shoes, then asked permission to “kick in on the limo her friends are getting.”
A LIMO. for 8TH graders.
N.
F.
W.No.
Period.
NO.
What are these parents thinking? You should SEE how these girls are dressed, and none of them over 13. It’s disgusting.
It’s bad enough that we now have 2 proms—Junior and Senior—but I’m supposed to treat the end of middle-school as a third? With a LIMO?
You’re NUTS.
DD
Posted by Dedicated_dad
06/23/2008 at 10:17 PM