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over a year ago
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£100 on dress, £50 shoes probably the maximum I'd consider. I'd look in high street stores like Coast or French Connection for a reusable or re-sellable dress, I don't like the American style ones. |
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over a year ago
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"£100 on dress, £50 shoes probably the maximum I'd consider. I'd look in high street stores like Coast or French Connection for a reusable or re-sellable dress, I don't like the American style ones. "
Cost us around £250, hair, make up done , dress , shoes sparkly jewellery, would of been more if a Limo was hired but they all booked a coach
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My daughters school prom (three years ago) cost me an absolute fortune!!!
After shelling out £250 on a dress she claimed she'd positively die if she didn't get it, she decided she didn't like it after all. Bought another one from Monsoon, which she loved in the shop but hated when we got home. Ended up having one made that thankfully she loved.
Once you add in the shoes, underwear, bag, hair, nails, make-up and hire a bloomin fancy car to transport her and her date it added up to the guts of £1000. I could have went on a holiday for less. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Our daughters prom, the dress cost 350 she wore pink gazelles with it, hair and make up was around 100 and luckily we have a friend with a nice car that her drove her in |
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£70..dress and shoes in the sale, bag and nice supporting undies and accessories. Her sisters did her hair for her and my friend used his nice car to take them. I wouldn't spend anymore but loads of people do.
She loved it and looked fabulous if i say so myself! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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in N Ireland we called them 'Formals'
I didnt want to go.
When the time comes id want my daughter to be happy and hopefully would have taught her by that time money doesnt grow on tree's and that she is to have realistic expectations :D |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"in N Ireland we called them 'Formals'
I didnt want to go.
When the time comes id want my daughter to be happy and hopefully would have taught her by that time money doesnt grow on tree's and that she is to have realistic expectations :D "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"£ 50 ... £25 quid for dress and shoes £10 in Debenham's blue cross sale. ..clutch hand bag and bling jewellery £15 in primark  "
Pretty much what we did for our daughter. And she looked wonderful! As I'm sure your girl did  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My daughters school prom (three years ago) cost me an absolute fortune!!!
After shelling out £250 on a dress she claimed she'd positively die if she didn't get it, she decided she didn't like it after all. Bought another one from Monsoon, which she loved in the shop but hated when we got home. Ended up having one made that thankfully she loved.
Once you add in the shoes, underwear, bag, hair, nails, make-up and hire a bloomin fancy car to transport her and her date it added up to the guts of £1000. I could have went on a holiday for less."
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"in N Ireland we called them 'Formals'
I didnt want to go.
When the time comes id want my daughter to be happy and hopefully would have taught her by that time money doesnt grow on tree's and that she is to have realistic expectations :D "
Exactly! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"in N Ireland we called them 'Formals'
I didnt want to go.
When the time comes id want my daughter to be happy and hopefully would have taught her by that time money doesnt grow on tree's and that she is to have realistic expectations :D "
My daughter is my Achilles Heal, I'd give up my life for her if needs be. She's an adult now, bought her first house at the age of twenty, she works in a very good job as well as working weekends in a second job. She knows full well that money doesn't grow on trees, she's working hard to pay for all the luxuries she wants.
I gave my daughter everything I could while she was growing up. I knew what it felt like not to be bought nice things. |
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"My daughters school prom (three years ago) cost me an absolute fortune!!!
After shelling out £250 on a dress she claimed she'd positively die if she didn't get it, she decided she didn't like it after all. Bought another one from Monsoon, which she loved in the shop but hated when we got home. Ended up having one made that thankfully she loved.
Once you add in the shoes, underwear, bag, hair, nails, make-up and hire a bloomin fancy car to transport her and her date it added up to the guts of £1000. I could have went on a holiday for less."
are you serious? You bought your daughter three dresses cause she kept changing her mind one of the occasions I'm glad I had a son he decided he didn't even want to go |
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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
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be very carefull of imported dresses especily from hong kong sizes and quality can be very wide of the mark
had a very nice dress made by a friend by both my elder daughters and they loved them
youngest is coming up on hers next year and already planning |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Mine was pretty cheap, but I didn't ask for much.
My mum got me the most beautiful dark purple & cream gown off t'internet for 50, but that didn't fit so she got me a pretty, puffy red dress for 30, some cheap black sandals, long gothic earrings & a matching necklace, borrowed a bag & shawl off a friend of mine who did my hair & make up then got a taxi to the venue.
150 at the very least. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"how much do you spend on prom stuff
What is a prom? Don't they involve Americans, beer and haunted cars?
Apparently the UK has somehow adopted this odd Ametican idea."
yep exactly what we need more american crap,why the british need to copy the yanks is beyond all reasoning,when i think of a prom i always think of the ending in the film "carrie" all screaming and pigs blood |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If anyone looking for prom dresses has a branch of quiz near them id suggest trying there. Some amazing dress's and even full price are reasonable.. But always have stuff in the sale rail x |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"It's a load of over commercialised shite
Bring back the good old school disco
Mental what parents will pay for their little darlings.  "
yes im like that
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By (user no longer on site)
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Seems like a load of pretentious bollocks to me 
Parents and their offspring trying to outdo each other, showing off with who has the biggest limo or helicopter  
And all to do with the idea of graduating from school !
Since when did kids graduate from school?
Declaring that they've managed to achieve finishing 11 or 13 years of compulsory education |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"in N Ireland we called them 'Formals'
I didnt want to go.
When the time comes id want my daughter to be happy and hopefully would have taught her by that time money doesnt grow on tree's and that she is to have realistic expectations :D
My daughter is my Achilles Heal, I'd give up my life for her if needs be. She's an adult now, bought her first house at the age of twenty, she works in a very good job as well as working weekends in a second job. She knows full well that money doesn't grow on trees, she's working hard to pay for all the luxuries she wants.
I gave my daughter everything I could while she was growing up. I knew what it felt like not to be bought nice things. "
any normal mother would give their life for their daughter that's a pretty daft thing to say as that goes without saying, but that don't mean i would pander to every whim, as brats don't make good adults |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Seems like a load of pretentious bollocks to me
Parents and their offspring trying to outdo each other, showing off with who has the biggest limo or helicopter
And all to do with the idea of graduating from school !
Since when did kids graduate from school?
Declaring that they've managed to achieve finishing 11 or 13 years of compulsory education exactly this and i never had a prom when i left school,nobody had proms it's all pretentious american hogwash "
I'm all for celebrating success, I just hate the circus it's turned into. |
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By *vsnikkiTV/TS
over a year ago
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"Seems like a load of pretentious bollocks to me
Parents and their offspring trying to outdo each other, showing off with who has the biggest limo or helicopter
And all to do with the idea of graduating from school !
Since when did kids graduate from school?
Declaring that they've managed to achieve finishing 11 or 13 years of compulsory education exactly this and i never had a prom when i left school,nobody had proms it's all pretentious american hogwash
I'm all for celebrating success, I just hate the circus it's turned into."
I'm not generally anti American but after reading this thread I'm cheering for Russia. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Seems like a load of pretentious bollocks to me
Parents and their offspring trying to outdo each other, showing off with who has the biggest limo or helicopter
And all to do with the idea of graduating from school !
Since when did kids graduate from school?
Declaring that they've managed to achieve finishing 11 or 13 years of compulsory education exactly this and i never had a prom when i left school,nobody had proms it's all pretentious american hogwash
I'm all for celebrating success, I just hate the circus it's turned into.
I'm not generally anti American but after reading this thread I'm cheering for Russia."
I'm not anti American, just anti the pretentious shit. |
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"My daughters school prom (three years ago) cost me an absolute fortune!!!
After shelling out £250 on a dress she claimed she'd positively die if she didn't get it, she decided she didn't like it after all. Bought another one from Monsoon, which she loved in the shop but hated when we got home. Ended up having one made that thankfully she loved.
Once you add in the shoes, underwear, bag, hair, nails, make-up and hire a bloomin fancy car to transport her and her date it added up to the guts of £1000. I could have went on a holiday for less."
That's crazy! |
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That reminds me, I must take my daughters dress to get dry cleaned to sell...
I paid £55 for her dress, hair n make up £20... Then bag n jewellery.. Her friends dad has 2 sports cars so that was transport sorted.
There tickets were £35 |
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"£ 50 ... £25 quid for dress and shoes £10 in Debenham's blue cross sale. ..clutch hand bag and bling jewellery £15 in primark
Pretty much what we did for our daughter. And she looked wonderful! As I'm sure your girl did "
I find it a little obscene when people spend a fortune. My daughters had a little one when they left primary school and the amount one parent spent on a dance that lasted 2 hours was silly,the girl ended up getting two dresses because she changed her mind on the first. My point is you don't need to spend silly amounts for them to look beautiful. |
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"Seems like a load of pretentious bollocks to me
Parents and their offspring trying to outdo each other, showing off with who has the biggest limo or helicopter
And all to do with the idea of graduating from school !
Since when did kids graduate from school?
Declaring that they've managed to achieve finishing 11 or 13 years of compulsory education exactly this and i never had a prom when i left school,nobody had proms it's all pretentious american hogwash
I'm all for celebrating success, I just hate the circus it's turned into."
Yep and the pressure on the kids no doubt. I hope mine don't feel it next year and the following year when it's theirs,but then they know I won't be spending a grand! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Reading this , it's a bit like weddings - some would spend literally 1000's and others a nominal amount.
We used to go to lots of balls and I'd buy dresses in the sales, beg steal and borrow accessories. Never felt under dressed.
Good accessories can make all the difference and for a prom I'd borrow what I could. Don't be sucked into outdoing others. Looking gorgeous on a budget is far more satisfying.
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Prom...my eldest had 2 dresses..her school dress up during day on last day..she wore one she already had....her evening do..they went by coach...school 2 min walk away so no limo..wouldn't have got one down some of lanes anyway and her evening dress was from Ann Summers |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I paid for it all myself, I had a part time job. There's no fecking way my mam and dad would have shelled out hundreds for that stuff and, with hindsight, as an adult, I wouldn't want them to. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I couldn't have afforded stupid amounts But even if I could.. I think that 150quid was a lot as it was to spend for one evening x
I wouldn't have brought a 2nd dress if she had decided she didn't like the first. Id have made her resell the first one and buy her own. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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All up about £65.
She looked beautiful and I was very proud of her.
Still think it's odd that they call it a prom and not a school disco, which is what it essentially is. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I couldn't have afforded stupid amounts But even if I could.. I think that 150quid was a lot as it was to spend for one evening x
I wouldn't have brought a 2nd dress if she had decided she didn't like the first. Id have made her resell the first one and buy her own. "
Tantrums and tiaras? bridezilla? I understand the value of money and made sure my kids do too, even if I had it, I wouldn't lavishly spoil them in such a way they have no concept on the value of anything and just take for granted what they want, they get. |
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Jebus fucking Christ, my eyes are watering reading some of these posts!
I bought a lovely prom dress for my 18th for the grand total of £25 on EBay... And that was new with tags.
I'm a master of my own hair and make-up and after £15 on a pair of vintage peep toes, I was good to go.
Don't understand this desire to arrive in fancy cars either... I can guarantee nobody gives a shit.
- Amy. x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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My daughters dress was second hand which we brought off the vicars daughter for £30. Sent it to the dressmaker so it fitted £20. Hair and make up I did. Necklace she wore was from my wedding. Shoes £20. Bag and fake fur thing to cover her shoulders £60. Car £10 as they grouped together.
And she look blooming wonderful !! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Around £500 last year but that included limo, dress, make up, hair , after party dress etc. Got the same coming up again in a few years and worth every penny. |
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My dress cost £70 and my shoes £15, which my dad bought for me. The bag I already had. Got a free makeup tutorial from my mums mate the day before and did it myself that night, and just straightened my hair. I looked pretty good actually... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I left school 11 years ago and we did all this then, it's not *that* new a concept.
I had a family wedding that summer so think my outfit was about £150 or something but I wore it for that too. Was gorgeous, I'd still wear it now if I was still a wee twig. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Around £500 last year but that included limo, dress, make up, hair , after party dress etc. Got the same coming up again in a few years and worth every penny."
Dropping a monkey for a night out is ridiculous. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's a load of over commercialised shite
Bring back the good old school disco "
This!!! What's wrong with the end of year disco?! I'm glad I have sons and I know my boys would never want expensive stuff, although their grandparents will probably think otherwise lol |
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"Around £500 last year but that included limo, dress, make up, hair , after party dress etc. Got the same coming up again in a few years and worth every penny.
Dropping a monkey for a night out is ridiculous. "
Your opinion thankfully means fuck all to me. I'll spend what I like on my daughters. £500 is nothing to spend on a day. |
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"Around £500 last year but that included limo, dress, make up, hair , after party dress etc. Got the same coming up again in a few years and worth every penny.
Dropping a monkey for a night out is ridiculous.
Your opinion thankfully means fuck all to me. I'll spend what I like on my daughters. £500 is nothing to spend on a day."
£500 is a shit load of money. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Around £500 last year but that included limo, dress, make up, hair , after party dress etc. Got the same coming up again in a few years and worth every penny.
Dropping a monkey for a night out is ridiculous.
Your opinion thankfully means fuck all to me. I'll spend what I like on my daughters. £500 is nothing to spend on a day.
£500 is a shit load of money. "
Not for me it's not. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Around £500 last year but that included limo, dress, make up, hair , after party dress etc. Got the same coming up again in a few years and worth every penny.
Dropping a monkey for a night out is ridiculous.
Your opinion thankfully means fuck all to me. I'll spend what I like on my daughters. £500 is nothing to spend on a day.
£500 is a shit load of money. "
It is to me too... Its more than I spend on Christmas most years.
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"Around £500 last year but that included limo, dress, make up, hair , after party dress etc. Got the same coming up again in a few years and worth every penny.
Dropping a monkey for a night out is ridiculous.
Your opinion thankfully means fuck all to me. I'll spend what I like on my daughters. £500 is nothing to spend on a day.
£500 is a shit load of money.
Not for me it's not. "
Oooh, get you. |
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What a ridiculous thread. Most of the kids that have had this amount of money spent on them probably haven't even 'graduated' to a decent standard of education going by the school leavers who come my way now.
I desperately hope this fad has passed by the time my LO reaches that age but if it hasn't, as with another poster, she'll know and understand the value of money by then and not expect the earth.
*Her* |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Around £500 last year but that included limo, dress, make up, hair , after party dress etc. Got the same coming up again in a few years and worth every penny.
Dropping a monkey for a night out is ridiculous.
Your opinion thankfully means fuck all to me. I'll spend what I like on my daughters. £500 is nothing to spend on a day.
£500 is a shit load of money.
Not for me it's not.
Oooh, get you. "
Bless you |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I think IIRC I spent £25 on a dress and wore shoes I already had when I had my sixth form ball.
Don't think my parents paid for any of it because I had a job. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"in N Ireland we called them 'Formals'
I didnt want to go.
When the time comes id want my daughter to be happy and hopefully would have taught her by that time money doesnt grow on tree's and that she is to have realistic expectations :D "
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"Another American thing we have adopted, what happened to the school ball.
Our school had a ball only in name, but it had a dress code.
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We had a school disco in my day and there's no danger my folks would have spent the amounts that are spent today. No chance. |
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When I left school we went out with a whimper lol I think some of us went for a drink and that was it.
I don't object to things like proms I think it's great for youngsters to mark the end of school or childhood but I dislike the commercial side of it and the competition. |
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"how much do you spend on prom stuff
What is a prom? Don't they involve Americans, beer and haunted cars?
Apparently the UK has somehow adopted this odd Ametican idea."
We have something called 'Formals' in Northern Ireland.
I wouldn't have said it was as tacky as an American-style prom but it's become that way truth be told. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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We had an end of year ball - wouldn't have called it a prom because that seemed a bit common in my day - but I hate the idea that me or any of my friends would have been made to feel bad for not having spent hundreds or not arriving in a limo or whatever. People can spend what they like, it's the competitive / expectation aspect that's a bit repulsive. |
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I'd have loved a school prom and i'm fascinated at those who are around my age who had them...unheard of in london in my day!
I'm sure if I'd had one my mum would have treated me to a dress from one of my favourite shops. Which at the time were Morgan, Kookai and Topshop! Nothing too expensive there. |
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"in N Ireland we called them 'Formals'
I didnt want to go.
When the time comes id want my daughter to be happy and hopefully would have taught her by that time money doesnt grow on tree's and that she is to have realistic expectations :D
My daughter is my Achilles Heal, I'd give up my life for her if needs be. She's an adult now, bought her first house at the age of twenty, she works in a very good job as well as working weekends in a second job. She knows full well that money doesn't grow on trees, she's working hard to pay for all the luxuries she wants.
I gave my daughter everything I could while she was growing up. I knew what it felt like not to be bought nice things. any normal mother would give their life for their daughter that's a pretty daft thing to say as that goes without saying, but that don't mean i would pander to every whim, as brats don't make good adults "
I can assure you I didn't raise a 'brat'!!
Should probably have added that I returned the first two dresses, eventually. I raised a well adjusted respectful kid that's now a beautiful woman. Who is capable of standing on her own two feet. She wasn't born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she worked two jobs while studying during the last two years of her education.
As for all mothers giving their life for their child.... I have to disagree with you on that. As my mother certainly wouldn't under any circumstances. So no I personally don't think 'that's a pretty daft thing to say' as for some it doesn't go without saying. |
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