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

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MissRaspberryRipples · 13/06/2026 14:39

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

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HorsesAreRunningOn3LegsTonight · 14/06/2026 19:49

Dear MN people.
How can most of you turn such an innocuous post into something that ends up questioning
*The mother’s relationship with her son , intimating it’s incestuous
*Her son’s lack of a girlfriend - he’s only 16 for God’s sake
*His fashion choices.

There really are some nasty people on here

She ISN’t going to the Prom with him !

She just wants a picture in the garden before he goes off - a lovely memento of a milestone on his life
What the hell is so wrong in that ?

Its really weird, and gives signs of an unhealthy dynamic between the two.

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