<p>My son said to me this morning, “I’ll have the worst week EVER next week.” I said, “Why?” He said, “Because I have two APs and the junior prom.” Pretty funny, huh? Poor girl…</p>
<p>hahaha. I hate the prom too. Go us!</p>
<p>My S never even <em>went</em> to the prom. Robbing me of my birthright Kodak moment. I fretted over his not going junior year. When Senior year rolled around and he still didn’t want to go, despite having a girl friend at the time, I realized is was all a part of his Different Drummer persona. I’m over it.</p>
<p>My son is going to his senior prom- the girlfriend insisted. He HATES dances and doesn’t want to go. He told me she was going to pay for it. I told him, “Absolutely not!” They go to boarding school. He said, “Why should I pay for it when I don’t want to go?” Anyway, I called the girl’s mother and sent her a check on the QT.</p>
<p>I guess the girlfriend finally said, “Aren’t you ever going to invite me to the prom?” CORNERED! </p>
<p>Actually, now I’m thinking they seem to be breaking up. We’ll see if they last until next weekend!</p>
<p>jmmom: Son #1 never went to any proms either.</p>
<p>Consider yourselves lucky.
I have a daughter who has insisted on going to prom every year since 9th grade. $$$$$$$$$$<br>
There is the prom dress, accessories (purse & wrap), prom shoes, prom ticket, plus limo. Not to mention the costs incurred for hair and nails. Times 4 consecutive years.</p>
<p>My first son had absolutely not interest in proms or any kind of dances. He never had a girlfriend in high school either, so that was no problem.</p>
<p>My younger son thought it was neat that he was able to attend the Senior Prom as a freshman and sophomore, invited by someone who wanted a friend from another school to go, but needed a date for her. He invited someone himself as a junior. However, it was always quite cheap. You see, symphonic band had tuxes for a uniform, so he was already set. As a senior, he was gone checking out colleges at prom time. It didn’t bother him a bit. He was already beyond high school in his mind by that time.</p>
<p>Susantm:
Yup, my son owns a tux too for orchestra. All I had to do was have it cleaned! :)</p>
<p>When D was at Interlochen, Prom was called Morp and it was a big deal, but in the non-traditional Interlochen kind of way. Most of the guys loved it, and almost all had tuxes already because they were performers. The straight guys were really in demand, but most of the kids went and you didn’t have to have a date to go.</p>
<p>I’ve had a heckuva time trying to explain to Mrs. Kluge that boys really don’t care one way or the other - that prom is basically for the girls and their parents. (S2 needed surgery which would limit his mobility for several weeks. Mom initially felt that we should cross of the 3 weeks before prom. Hah!) Prom - it’s a girl thing. Really.</p>
<p>My son never went to prom either. He also had a girlfriend as a senior at the time the prom was happening. I couldn’t convince him to go, and apparently, more importantly, neither could his girlfriend.</p>
<p>I’m glad I wasn’t her…I don’t think I would have been so understanding. I too, feel robbed of my Kodak moment with him. Luckily, my d DID attend her junior prom. But she didn’t go to senior prom because the only guys who asked her were “losers”. She ended up going out with several girlfriends that night. They all complained that the Senior guys (the “acceptable” ones) all asked younger girls and how unfair that was.</p>
<p>Glad that part of life around here is over…but I really DID enjoy that one year I got to take pictures like a normal parent.</p>
<p>OK I know most guys say they hate prom and I said that, too . . . but cmon when you are walking down the aisle at grand march in your tux with a pretty girl on your arm, it was pretty fun for us too :)</p>
<p>My son never went to any high school dances either. But, he did get elected junior class homecoming prince, so he got to wear the tux once! His theory is that the slam-dunk choices (athletes, ASB officers, etc.) split the vote, and his group of friends came through, so he won. </p>
<p>At the assembly where the homecoming court is presented, each student is escorted by an important someone in their life, usually a parent of the opposite sex. So I got to escort him before turning him over the the princess. The escort gets announced with text written by the student. Mine was, " “Student” is escorted by his Mom, who is surprisingly cool." It still thrills me!</p>
<p>My junior S informed me casually in a throw-away comment between bites at dinner tonight that he would be attending the prom (one week from tonight!!) with his friend S. “But only as a friend, you know, not like a date or anything.” You didn’t buy a ticket, can you get one at the door? “She’s got an extra.” (Leaving me to wonder how long this has been in the works.) Do you need to get her a flower or something? You going to dinner before? “Mom. It’s not a date.”</p>
<p>Oh. Right.</p>
<p>(PS: Yay for surprisingly cool moms! :D)</p>
<p>Thanks, mootmom!</p>
<p>Wow, I’m somewhat surprised to hear of so many boys that don’t want to go to their prom! Maybe it’s different around here maybe just because I’m more familiar with all-boys schools (definitely a completely different culture) but most of the boys I know didn’t mind prom at all</p>
<p>I know of a charming lad who organized a bowling tournament on prom night for any guys who did not feel like attending…so a bunch of girls ended up sitting at home for lack of a date. </p>
<p>Why I married him I’ll never know. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>My son isn’t into dances or proms. In Junior HS, he attended some band banquets (where they had dinner & some dancing–he didn’t dance). He has also attended a daytime judo banquet (where the entire family attended–it was a families event). He has never attended any other banquets or proms, even tho his school has them (& several girls have hinted about it).
My D has attended the Winter Ball this year at their HS with a group of girlfriends, some of whom dragged along dates and/or boyfriends. She chose not to attend the sophomore banquet as I don’t think she found the ball all that fun.
Son would have his band tux he could have worn to the prom–oh well it’s a week from tomorrow & the tickets have already been sold so I doubt he’s going & don’t think he’ll miss it.</p>
<p>My sons actually like going to prom. They like the whole looking cool in a tux and like to dance. Needless to say they are sought after as dates. I AM glad I don’t have any daughters though around prom time. WOW, money, drama/trauma, hair etc, etc Boys are much easier</p>
<p>I never went any prom in high school. Of course that was in the early 70’s. My high school almost had to cancel prom my senior year due to lack of interest. It all centered around an issue over not being allowed to wear jeans. Of course our yearbook my senior year didn’t come out until almost three years after we graduated because noone would work on it. Come to think of it we basically rejected anything that was traditional. (We did have a heck of a year athletically though, go figure)</p>
<p>I’ve never been to a class reunion either. We didn’t have a 30th and both 10 and 20 conflicted with Grateful Dead shows.</p>