AIBU to dress up to match my son for his prom?

[MissRaspberryRipples]

Hi there. My son has his high school prom coming up next month as he's 16 and doing his GCSEs at the moment. He's chosen his outfit choices and I've purchased both suits that he liked so he has a choice. He's gone for purple suits which are lovely. I've also purchased myself a lovely purple dress and some nice shoes so that he can have some lovely mum and son photos taken on his special night. I showed them to my partner and all he has said is that they're nice and will look great but why am I making such an effort when it's not even my night? He says it's silly and isn't necessary. He thinks I'm overdoing it on the effort for a night that isn't for me. Is it really unreasonable to want to make the effort or is he just being unnecessarily mean

Are you going to ‘dance on him’ @MissRaspberryRipples?

I think that is weird sorry

What is your partner’s relationship like with your son @MissRaspberryRipples ?

Aren't you worried about his friends laughing at him (you)?

You can dress up nice, we did for my nieces prom, for photos. But don’t do matching. It’s a bit main character syndrome.

Moira is the only person (character) in the world who could get away with this kind of behaviour 😂

I don’t think I’ve ever seen mn so united yet the op still thinks she’s right.

Just no. Certainly dress up nicely, but not a matching dress #cringe

OP’s replies are goady as fuck and are only providing responses to irrelevant points.
You’ve been caught out, OP, as being an attention seeking nincompoop now settle down, take the dress back, and never speak of this nonsense again.

If you want him to disown you, truly awful, make it about him, don’t steal the attention.

Darius?

Youre getting a really hard time here and of course theres nothing wrong with wanting a nice photograph with your kid. The thing is the going out and buying a dress to go with his suit and getting all dressed up. Its too much and your partner is right that its your sons night. Just take the dress back and get some photos in your normal clothes before he goes

This!! My two DSs would have hit the roof - rightly - if i’d bought a dress to match their suit!!

I don’t think I even have a photo with my son on his prom day, I took a few photos of him in his suit, but he was far too busy getting ready then rushed off to enjoy himself with friends.

What was Raymond’s mum in everyone loves Raymond called again 😂😂

Hmmm. Reminds me of a mum that wore a full length white wedding dress to her Dd's First Communion.
Let your son have his prom night without you going the whole hog.

United on BS.

I know its AIBU but the indignation is funny. Perhaps its a humour thing, but I just don't get the comments.

OP, I would now get a purple headpiece and lay some purple carpet.

Sounds like a scene from an American film!

I love the posts where someone asks if they are being unreasonable (presumably they wouldn't even be asking the question if they weren't questioning a bit) and then disagrees with everyone! Why ask for an opinion if you are so certain what your are doing is right??

Do what you and your son want OP. I think it's batshit but then who cares what I think!

I'm getting Beverly from the Goldbergs vibes. The ultimate smother.

It's far too Posh Spice/Brooklyn for me.

Please promise us you're not planning to dance at any point?

Just another saying Dear God, No. Don’t do it

This is the big shame, @MissRaspberryRipples, that you won’t see your son or his friends arriving at the prom. My kids’ proms were all hosted by the school and their teachers, and parents gathered to see everyone arrive on foot, by bike, in fancy cars or other vehicles. Kids dressed up, parents dressed down. The proms were good, but it was the after prom party that mattered most. Certainly no matching outfits there!

It's weird and creepy.

He should co-ordinate with his date if he has one, not his mum.

If you missed out on your own prom or something and are trying to live vicariously through him, stop! Arrange a school reunion or a big birthday party for yourself, so you can dress up and feel the attention.

It’s absolutely fine.
I hope the photos are lovely.

I did vote you are being unreasonable, but now I’ve seen your updates it puts a really nice and different perspective on it 💐

Eeeew
Get therapy for yourself before he has a serious relationship