Putting it Blatantly

So, I’m guessing if you’re a high school student and if you’re a girl, you’ve probably been fantasizing about prom. I mean, how couldn’t you? Just think of all of the movies with all of the memorable prom scenes. Think of all of the hype – finding the perfect prom dress, the cutest heels, getting your hair and your nails done. Prom is something every senior looks forward too. I don’t know how my fellow seniors enjoyed prom, but I for one was let down.

Just to put it blatantly, prom sucked. It sucked so bad that I didn’t even attend post-prom. I didn’t even want to. All I wanted to do was to go home and lay down. Of course, this wasn’t any fault of the people who planned prom, I guess I just got my hopes up.

I expected prom night to be the one night of the year when everyone would act like ladies and gentleman. I mean, come on some girls spent six hundred dollars on their dresses and at least a hundred on their shoes just to kick off their shoes as soon as they arrive and start grinding? Prom was the same as any other high school dance. And I felt like the same outcast I have every day I’ve spent in high school and at every school function I’ve ever been to. Trust me, prom was nothing special.

But all of the odds were against me on prom night. My first day at my job was scheduled for the same day as prom. So before I left for prom, I had to work six hours at my new job. I’d also barely gotten any sleep the night before. On top of that, my boyfriend couldn’t go with me to prom. And even though I tried to go the single way, prom is really a thing for couples. It’s not very fun to go by yourself.

I think I’d gotten my hopes about prom by watching movies like Pretty in Pink. But even Molly Ringwalds character, Andie in the film didn’t stay at her prom very long. She ended up being reunited with her young love and leaving early. I guess that’s similar to what I did. My boyfriend picked me up early and I left with him.

I guess the moral of the story is to not get your hopes up for prom. If you set your hopes to high for anything, you’ll be upset because the actual event won’t be able to come close to how you’ve been imagining it. I’m not saying you shouldn’t attend your prom. You should definitely at least go for the experience. But don’t get your hopes up. I cannot stress this enough. Don’t expect that you’re going to be just like a princess and that you’re going to have an evening right out of a fairytale. Just go to have a good time, go for the experience. Maybe you’ll have a better time than I did.