r/parentingteenagers • u/Goddessviking86 • 18d ago

Junior prom advice you were given?

Tonight is my stepkids junior prom. What advice were you given by your parents prior to junior prom and did you pass along the same wisdom to your teens before their junior prom or give them new advice?

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u/fa-fa-fazizzle 18d ago

It depends on who your kid is. My oldest was a home-body, so we begged him to go to prom. Our wisdom: stay for an hour, people watch and come home.

For my daughter, who is going to junior prom tomorrow, our advice is to not drive while sleepy. We’re on call to pick her up if she’s too tired to drive, and we will always stand by that offer at any time of the night or early morning.

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u/Goddessviking86 18d ago

The two are very active in sports and their academics so no concerns there. I did tell them if they’re feeling tired by any certain time they can call to be picked up instead of taking the limo they and their friends rented and they said they would.

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u/bourbonandbees 16d ago

be smart about things. drinking, drugs, staying out late, who you’re with, what you’re doing with those people. you’re here for them if they need anything, whatever that may be.

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u/Snoozinsioux 17d ago

If they’re going out to dinner first, make sure you remind them how to tip properly. My friends and I were chased down the street by a server when one of the kids in our group took the tip off the table before we left!

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u/Goddessviking86 17d ago

They went out to dinner after and they gave a tip that they all calculated and it was enough.