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Article: Mom's focus on prom is all wrong for her daughter
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- Concord Monitor
- Article date:
- April 3, 2005
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Dear ParentLine: It will soon be prom season. My 17-year-old
daughter has never been asked out on a date. She is the only one of
her friends who has never had a boyfriend and never been to any
school function, such as the homecoming or other school dances, where
kids are coupled up. My heart breaks for her. She even told me once
that she feels like the "ugly duckling." I try so hard to reassure
her that her prince will come someday, but I fear that this will be
another season of heartbreak for her. What can I do?
- Mother of a lonely heart, Hanover
Not only are you putting a label on your daughter, but ParentLine
also has to wonder why you are placing the expectation that your
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