It's that time of year when girls obsess over dresses and jewelry and details about ...you guessed it prom! I'm already a wreck thinking about it and it's not even my prom! I am delegating more now though and making her pick up her dress and take it to the tailor herself to get hemmed. It's costing me a small fortune and I clearly see why I never went to prom, in short it's stupid. It's a memory yes but really do we need to spend a thousand dollars on it or more?
Some people go as far to rent limos, hotels, and DJ'S all in the name of graduation. I believe that kids and parents spend more on this night than a college graduation and for what? So you graduated, good for you, now the real work begins. Wait till you get to college or have to join the workforce and try and succeed, now that's when you need to celebrate. High school is small potatoes baby, you just wait and see. You'll eventually long for the days of high school when you're slaving over a pile of papers at your desk, staying up till 1 am to finish work or school projects. Life is going to get exponentially more difficult kids so buckle up.
Really though I am proud of my child for graduating ,but it sure as hell isn't cheap. No wonder I have anxiety, the things I am dealing with at the moment may be superficial or small but still stress me out. Examples are I have to make sure she gets her dress altered , pay for the altering, send out graduation announcements,don't forget to order yearbook,graduation photos, take her on a tour of her college campus, talk to financial aid, line all my ducks in a row...omg I need a drink thinking about this.
All in all it's a mess and I haven't even got to the corsages yet.....
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