I’m not going to daughters prom

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My daughters prom next week.
I had her at 16 myself we’ve grown up together really

she’s got a beautiful dress, hair being done just everything really spoilt her she deserves it.
the tradition is parents drive to the prom to see their children off and take photos etc.

I’ve decided not to go to this. My reason is my parents are going. (Her grandparents) I have nothing to do with them due to being treated badly as a child really badly. We don’t speak I had to cut them off for my own mental health. They have always spoilt my daughter and and undermined me.

i can’t see them at the prom I will mentally spiral and it’s not good for me. It’s also my baby’s day and I don’t want spoil it for her with bad energy. I wish my parents would just fuck off if I’m honest.

Wow, a stadium?!? Where is this?!?

We're in London and not heard anything this grand happening at any of the indy or state schools in North London (at least not the ones I know).

Does your daughter actually want her GP’s there, or would she prefer you?

Gosh I've not heard about this tradition of parents dropping kids at prom and hanging around. My DC probably wouldn't want to be dropped off by me in our old banger, especially if some others are in limos! 😅

Eye opening thread. Where I live parents ( plus sometimes extended family, siblings etc) always gather outside venue to mingle, watch them arrive and take photos. Kids disappear inside, we leave, end of. Three high schools locally all do the same thing. Been this way for decades it’s nothing new. Honestly never knew it was a parent free zone.

Football stadium in the Midlands, the prom itself is held in one of the function rooms

This. ^ Never heard anything like it? Since when did parents and grandparents go to their childrens/grandchildrens prom?! Is this an American tradition? Never heard of it.

As said upthread, the parents don’t ‘go to’ the prom. They spend an hour watching everyone arrive outside the venue. Then when prom starts and the kids are allowed inside the venue, parents go home - they’re not inside hanging out with their kids for the next 5 hours.

My DS would have been mortified if I turned up at his prom. Weird.

take a photo before she leaves.

Why is almost everyone missing the point of the OP?

Never heard of parents being involved with proms.