I have a son in Junior High. When he started talking about his JS Prom, I couldn't quite describe how I was feeling. I couldn't believe I now have a child who goes to prom, lol.
I felt a glow of pride as people would say that I am raising a good son this far. It's still unbelievable to think that I am really a parent, a mother to this man-boy.
Excitedly, I asked, "So, who did you ask to the prom?"
He went, "We are paired by the teachers."
Huh?
With his answer, I knew this prom would be a different kind. True enough, the Juniors wore their class color, which is dark pink, and the Seniors wore theirs, some shade of green.
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I felt a glow of pride as people would say that I am raising a good son this far. It's still unbelievable to think that I am really a parent, a mother to this man-boy.
Excitedly, I asked, "So, who did you ask to the prom?"
He went, "We are paired by the teachers."
Huh?
With his answer, I knew this prom would be a different kind. True enough, the Juniors wore their class color, which is dark pink, and the Seniors wore theirs, some shade of green.
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Arranged partners, uniform clothes, rehearsed program, and parents are invited! Really a different kind of prom.
One the one side, I say, it's a good kind actually. It tempers the awkwardness high schoolers feel at this time.
Remember your high school, when all you do and feel is being conscious?
I do! I would shy away from boys. I felt fat. I felt ugly. I was Ms Insecure. I didn't love myself much physically, so when two male classmates asked me to the prom, I declined. I could still remember till today the look of that boy who asked to the Junior Prom. He angled towards me awkwardly. With a querulous voice, asked me, "Would you go with me to the prom?" I think he didn't finish his question yet, when I mumbled, also awkwardly, "No." Oh my! I regretted not having said yes, years later, actually. But to this day, I still remember that boy and would feel sad about it because he was an admirer since grade school. Can you beat that? Funny, yeah!
So, my father had to ask a friend who asked his son to be my partner. It was hilarious, now that I think about it. But that son, who was good-looking but shy like me, and I shared a special bond months after. In my Senior prom, I went with my brother as I didn't like the one who asked me then. Hay! High school life! Ha ha!
But I believe not one of my classmates knew how I was feeling. I compensated all that by being good in academics. No one thought I was shy then. I was active in all school activities; I was among the leaders, lol.
So going back to my son's prom, yeah, I think it was a good decision to do it that way. I was with my fellow moms during that time, and as I sat by the bleachers, I observed every girl and imagined how she might have felt. I saw mostly awkwardness. And I understand perfectly.
I asked my son if he ever felt awkward or conscious, he said, "No. Why should I?"
I didn't elaborate. At the prom, I saw he was having fun, with his friends, boys or girls, even if he is single at that time. To me that was the most important thing.
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