Anybody attend their Senior Prom as a JW? Wha' happen?

by Open mind 30 Replies latest jw friends

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  Open mind

  Doubting Bro:

  I have much bigger regrets over not being allowed to play sports than I do for not going to the prom!

  Amen to that!

  ex-nj-jw:

  A Jdub boy, saw us at Red Lobster eating, promptly went home and told his elder dad, he called my elder dad and I could barely get home before he got the phone call.

  Jehovah sees everything doncha know.

  mrsjones5:

  Glad you had a good time.

  yknot:

  I went with a Baptist boy.

  So how much time did you guys spend discussing Hellfire, Trinity and Immortality of the Soul? You KNOW that changing your mind on dry Bible doctrines is all those Baptist boys want!

  uwishufish:

  I wish I would've tried to get more out of school I was to indocternated though.

  Sorry to hear that.

  Mincan:

  Two girls asked me out,

  That's a good thing.

  had to say no to both.

  I agree. That sux.

  Hope you're able to pick up the pieces from here. You've got youth on your side.

  RisingEagle:

  everyone knew the talk was for my benefit alone.

  Ah, that must have been comfortable.

  skeeter1:

  Problem was that I was so confused (dancing to disco music, drinking, etc.), that I told my date I was "sick" and wanted to go home.

  This is exactly the "fish out of water" scenario I was expecting to hear more of. Poor girl. Glad you muddled through.

  horrible life:

  I was ROFLMAO at this quote:

  We were timed. No time to pull over and have sex.

  I loved the brutal candor and detail of your post.

  Glad you made it out.

  calico:

  So, I had a dress and no date.

  FWIW, here's a belated rose.

  Princess Daisy Boo:

  Here we have what is called a matric farewell.

  I haven't heard of that term, but I have heard of those happening up and down the West Coast.

  Thanks for all the replies so far.

  Open Mind
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  Paralipomenon

  The night of my prom, my father came into my room and asked if I wanted to go. I replied no.
  
  He said that he and my mom had discussed it and they were okay with me going. I said the only thing worse than not going would be going without a date, and since I wasn't allowed to date that put a huge clamp on the idea of a prom.
  
  By this point I had already endured enough mocking from my classmates about not going that I had come to terms with it mentally. The offer at the last moment was the thing that annoyed me the most.
  
  He suggested taking my sister, then quickly rescinded the idea when the thought finally reached the logical part of his brain.
  
  I did want to go, but by being a witness in my last grade negated any chance of having a worldly date. A witness date would have been out of the question as it would have led to several judicial committees, no doubt.
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  calico

  Open Mind---Thanks for the rose! Haven't gotton flowers in a long time!
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  Open mind

  LOL @ Para:

  He suggested taking my sister, then quickly rescinded the idea when the thought finally reached the logical part of his brain.

  That was too funny!! Sorry if I get a chuckle out of your pain.

  Calico:

  If real flowers were that easy, more men would send them. Reminds me. It's been over a month. Gotta grab some on the way home.

  Open Mind
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  reneeisorym

  It's been over a month. Gotta grab some on the way home.

  aaawww! How sweet. I usually get them twice a year or so. I love flowers.
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  Open mind

  She's come a long way in the last month. She deserves it.

  Under normal circumstances 2 or 3 times a year is fine, I think.

  Hope this doesn't result in flames.

  Open Mind
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  coffee_black

  I went to both my junior and senior proms. My senior one was cool because my best friend (a jw then xjw now who is still my best friend) and I double dated with jw twins. They were older and showed up in black tie and tails... We really made quite an entrance..., and the next school day every girl in my class came up to ask where did we ever find them. They went ga ga over them... I think they are both still in...last I heard they were very successful. Not your typical jws....

  There were no repercussions. My dad was on the committee (this was before the elder arrangement) and I went with his blessing.

  Coffee
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  Crafty Lady

  I can't remember how this was arranged but 4 of us girls went with 4 young brothers. None of us was going with any of the brothers--just a group thing. I can't believe that some of the witness kid's parents let them go. Some of the kids' dad's were elders.

  It was so boring. Even though I got along fine with my classmates, I never went to the dances. The 8 of us sat at a table together and didn't interact with anyone. It wasn't fun. When I think of all the grapes I tied to buy my dress and get my hair done.... Luckily, I don't have any pictures.

  Crafty
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  Open mind

  Well, Coffee_Black and Crafty Lady, your experiences seem to underscore the conventional wisdom that Senior Proms are not treated in a uniform manner. (Big shocker there.)

  Glad you had a nice time coffee_black.

  Crafty Lady, your experience sounds like about what I would have expected it to be like if I had gone. So, this little piece of my JW past isn't exactly a huge hole in my heart.

  Thanks for sharing your experiences.

  Open Mind
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  coffee_black

  Was going through some old pictures... here's one of my junior prom...my date's face is covered...cause last I heard he was still in.... This is not my senior prom that I wrote about above... I lost those years ago... Note: the painting behind us is a mural I painted at about age 14...my parents wanted a picture of the paradise..

  Coffee