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dd has just left for her prom ball...

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winnie · 23/06/2006 18:27

...and I feel so old
She looks so grown up; beautiful and elegant. I can't help but feel a little sad too. This age is both scary and exciting at the same time.

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Northerner · 23/06/2006 18:29

Bless her. How old is she? What is she wearing?

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Californifrau · 23/06/2006 18:31

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winnie · 23/06/2006 18:34

She is 16 and she is wearing a red strapless number from monsoon, black wedges that she can hardly walk in because she is not used to heels; a monsoon wrap (silver & black) that I wore when I got married and some earings and a necklace from monsoon (Mmmm... bit of an advert for monsoon here )

It's an odd evening.
When my Mum was dying dd got very upset because my Mum wouldn't see this day so I knew tonight would be difficult

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Northerner · 23/06/2006 18:36

Her outfit sounds lovely. She is becoming a woman, it must be bittersweet for you.

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winnie · 23/06/2006 18:46

bittersweet sums it up Northerner

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quanglewangle · 24/06/2006 00:07

What exactly is a prom? I have often wondered. I thought it was an american thing.

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alexsmum · 24/06/2006 00:17

or in our scummier school -the leavers disco!

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quanglewangle · 24/06/2006 00:19

In that case my ds2's leavers' ball is the equivalent. Maybe proms haven't come ooop north yet!

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Tortington · 24/06/2006 00:28

my ds has his on thurs. i know . i feel old. and skint !

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quanglewangle · 24/06/2006 21:19

ds has his do in a couple of weeks. He has hired a suit and is sharing a stretch limo. I have paid for the suit but not the limo. At least I don't think I have, there may be an IOU ....

ds1, 4 years older and always a different kettle of fish, went in a borrowed suit and a beaten up old landrover.

I feel, and am, bloody ancient. I wish I had had kids younger.

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Tortington · 24/06/2006 23:13

luckily we got given a suit. and ds gf parents own taxi firm and are "sorting" the cost of the limo - whatever that means
thank fuck just spent ÂŁ320 on my clutch and it was a bit of a worry.

still need to get it dry cleaned and buy him a shirt. oy vey.

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expatinscotland · 24/06/2006 23:13

i'm truly saddened to see the American tradition of 'prom' has made it over here.

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JanH · 24/06/2006 23:16

They always print a pageful of colour pictures from each school's prom in our local paper and they all look so lovely and so old!

Yours DD's outfit sounds fabulous, winnie - can you post a pic later?

custy, is DS going in a gangsta outfit after all or has he gone upmarket?

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JanH · 24/06/2006 23:17

epis, they always had a "leavers' do", prom is just shorthand for that

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Gingerbear · 24/06/2006 23:19

What jewellery did he buy his girlfriend in the end Custy?

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Tortington · 25/06/2006 12:12

went for a simple diamante necklace - no coloured stones, bracelet and earrings.

she was so chuffed she showed her whole family!

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Gingerbear · 25/06/2006 14:54

hope they have a fab time.

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Misspiggy · 25/06/2006 19:24

So........how did it go then? Did she have a fab time? DS1 had his just before the GCSEs began and it made me feel very proud seeing him and his mates all looking gorgeous in their tuxes but also very aware of the passage of time as in "seems like 5 mins ago I was changing his nappy". I'm pleased to say I managed not to say this to him in front of anyone thus avoiding horrendous embarrassment for him!

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littlerach · 25/06/2006 19:30

A few girls from one of the schools here arrived in a helicopter

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Tortington · 25/06/2006 19:37

the one upmanship is bizarre. my ds has a friend arriving on a donkey - that will put the helicopters to shame!

yes do tell - how was it - did you cry

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winnie · 26/06/2006 09:13

pmsl at the helicopter and the donkey...
dd had a fab time and went to a party afterwards & stayed at a friends so she didn't get home until 2 pm on Sat

Dd made me laugh with tales of girls who wouldn't dance because they'd sweat

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