10 November 2003
Where do you end up after something like this?
You want to major in music in college, but your mother says no to this school
as it is too far away from her, so you end up at here. Now, not that the second school is bad, but it is NOT the first school!
That is always what I think of, along with a few other things when I think about my senior year prom...Thankfully, this was not me or my date, but my best friend Colleen's date. She ended up not going to our prom, as she would not allow him to hire a limo for them. Now, the plan was for me to drive, pick up her and our dates and what not. Pretty straight forward, right? Well, my parent's 1992 Honda Accord ELX was not good enough for Colleen's date. He told her, when she got in from the hair dressers that day, it was either a Limo or no date - she picked the no date. Now, one has to understand where I went to high school. It was not just a high school. It IS an All Girls Catholic Academy High School
Don't get me wrong, they made sure that we had a very good education and we were well prepared for University, but when there are rules/announcements/letters sent home stating things such as "All ladies that plan on attending the prom MUST be escorted by a properly attired male date - whose name must be submitted at least three weeks ahead of time." there really is no point in trying to explain why a student showed up with out a date...Now, Colleen's parents felt the same way about our high school as my parents did - "We are paying those nun's VERY good money, don't complain about the rules, as we are paying for those rules!"
God help you if you came home and complained about a smack down that you got at school, you would just get again and it would probably end in your losing some type of privilege such as the phone (which we all know is one of the major life lines to a teenage female), for the rest of your life! Ask those that know my parents, I really am not kidding.
So what sparked this rant about senior prom: I was looking at other blogs today and I peaked in on Kristin's (and her sister's) website (the 4th of Nov. 2003 entry). I am not sure how I feel about it...Comments?
Just for those that want to know, I was to be the 32nd person in my family to graduate from here, but ended up at this school, which is much farther away from home than my mother would have liked. Oh well...
My date went to some small college (yes a College, not a University) whose name is failing me right now...but needless to say, it was in the next town from where he had grown up...What can I say, his family is South Philly Italian, he is not allowed to move out until he is married (which he will be in June) to a very proper Italian girl, of course...
Colleen wanted to go to this school, but was rejected as her SAT Verbal's were perfect, but she was 10 points away from a perfect Math, so she had to settle for this place! Poor thing...we are still awaiting her graduation...
as it is too far away from her, so you end up at here. Now, not that the second school is bad, but it is NOT the first school!
That is always what I think of, along with a few other things when I think about my senior year prom...Thankfully, this was not me or my date, but my best friend Colleen's date. She ended up not going to our prom, as she would not allow him to hire a limo for them. Now, the plan was for me to drive, pick up her and our dates and what not. Pretty straight forward, right? Well, my parent's 1992 Honda Accord ELX was not good enough for Colleen's date. He told her, when she got in from the hair dressers that day, it was either a Limo or no date - she picked the no date. Now, one has to understand where I went to high school. It was not just a high school. It IS an All Girls Catholic Academy High School
Don't get me wrong, they made sure that we had a very good education and we were well prepared for University, but when there are rules/announcements/letters sent home stating things such as "All ladies that plan on attending the prom MUST be escorted by a properly attired male date - whose name must be submitted at least three weeks ahead of time." there really is no point in trying to explain why a student showed up with out a date...Now, Colleen's parents felt the same way about our high school as my parents did - "We are paying those nun's VERY good money, don't complain about the rules, as we are paying for those rules!"
God help you if you came home and complained about a smack down that you got at school, you would just get again and it would probably end in your losing some type of privilege such as the phone (which we all know is one of the major life lines to a teenage female), for the rest of your life! Ask those that know my parents, I really am not kidding.
So what sparked this rant about senior prom: I was looking at other blogs today and I peaked in on Kristin's (and her sister's) website (the 4th of Nov. 2003 entry). I am not sure how I feel about it...Comments?
Just for those that want to know, I was to be the 32nd person in my family to graduate from here, but ended up at this school, which is much farther away from home than my mother would have liked. Oh well...
My date went to some small college (yes a College, not a University) whose name is failing me right now...but needless to say, it was in the next town from where he had grown up...What can I say, his family is South Philly Italian, he is not allowed to move out until he is married (which he will be in June) to a very proper Italian girl, of course...
Colleen wanted to go to this school, but was rejected as her SAT Verbal's were perfect, but she was 10 points away from a perfect Math, so she had to settle for this place! Poor thing...we are still awaiting her graduation...
