Prom.
Is there much need to say more? I'm sure you all remember it, but I'm not so sure that this generation will.
It would seem that not much has changed since your junior and senior proms: nervous guys fearing rejection get up the courage to ask a girl as their date, the girls, in turn, care 10x more about the dress than anything else and spend hours shopping for "the one" weeks in advance, restaurant reservations are debated, hair appointments are made, you know the drill. It can be a stressful, but fun and exciting time for the upperclassmen.
But let's face it. The buzz about prom isn't really about the dance. It's about "after prom." That's when the fun begins.
The kids drive up, and the beer comes out, and there's no telling what happens next. You wake up not knowing how much you drunk, who you made out with, or how far you went.
Here's the classic dialogue:
Kid: Hey, my friend's having a party after prom. Can I sleepover at her house?
Mom: Which friend?
Kid: Uh, you know, Jane.
CAUTION! This is a trap! "Sleepover" is code for getting drunk, "hooking up", and getting high. It's an allibi, in a sense. That's not to say that Jane isn't having a sleepover at her house, but she may be having 50 kids over, and if one doesn't show up, Jane probably won't notice.
Let your kid know how beautiful prom night can be. Don't let her sacrifice herself and her reputation (as so many people do). You don't need to party hard to make prom night special. It already is. So make sure your teen makes prom a memorable night, and one she can actually remember.
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