Thirteen years ago, I attended my last high school prom. Little did I know, more than a decade later, I would be going to prom again as a thirty-one-year-old mom of two boys. Lucky for me, my date for this prom was gorgeous, really liked me, and even asked me! After being asked romantically, “Hey, there’s this Second Chance Prom thing…did you wanna go?”, I accepted with breathless anticipation, “Sure, but who’s going to watch the boys?”
Now, I didn’t spend one cent on my prom dress, one of Rachel’s friends did my hair for free, and Chad “forgot” flowers, but last night’s Second Chance Prom, topped any old high school prom. I didn’t have to worry that my date was a “pity date” or that my dress made me look chunky or if the guy I had a crush on would think I was pretty. Instead, I rejoiced that a beautiful dress fit me like a sexy glove, my hair was cute (and free), and that the hottest firefighter in the whole frickin’ room was my date!
As I looked over the 400 couples attending the Codington County Cares Second Chance Prom, I noticed something. Everyone deserves a second chance to get prom right, no matter if he/she is 21 or 81. And make no mistake, this prom whipped a high school prom’s butt. Every person there last night was strictly there to help people with cancer and to have a good time. And boy did we ever!
So, after experiencing a great night with friends and a hottie, I’m a new believer in abolishing high school proms. We may as well wait until we are old enough to truly enjoy prom.
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