My pride and joy had his prom last Saturday night. Previously just typical of the United States, the prom has become popular among high school students in the UK as well in the last few years. My son is pretty ‘cool’, doesn’t get too excited about anything, apart from football but only sometimes (when England and/or Italy lose or win!), so the organization for that evening seemed rather low-key to me.
But when he got ready in his tux and joined his friends for a ride in a limo to get to the party venue (he paid for himself!), I felt very emotional. The end of compulsory education for my first-born, the end of an era. My little baby is now ready to get into the wide wild world on his own if he wants to. Little mamma standing in front of her big son was suddenly speechless and moved almost to tears.
