It's All About The Dress

Formal dances at the high school are always a big deal.  When you have a daughter, it’s all about the dress.  And believe it or not, with a son, it’s all about the dress too.  Let me explain.

Naturally, the first thing that crosses a girl’s mind when asked to a dance is they get to shop for a dress.  We all can remember what excitement there is to trying on formal dresses.  What color?  Long or short?  Straight or ball gown?  So yes, it is all about the dress.  And with daughters, you can guide them to a modest dress.  Fortunately, my daughters were more comfortable with a modest formal.  Sometimes it was next to impossible to find a dress with sleeves, but we improvised with jackets, and our own sewing techniques.   Quite often, their date’s mother would thank my daughters for wearing a modest dress, or even thank me.  We never fully appreciated this until we had our sons start to go to formal dances.

With sons, it is definitely all about the dress.  You have no idea what their date is going to wear, and worse yet, you have absolutely no control of it whatsoever.  This may seem like not that big of a deal, but when you send a hormonally charged, teenage boy, to spend the entire evening with a girl dressed in next to nothing, it becomes a very real concern.  When the dress is very low, or strapless, or even both, it’s just not the ideal situation you want your son to be in.  And when the dress is extremely short, this can be equally disconcerting.  I understand the mothers of sons thanking the girls for wearing a modest dress now.  It certainly makes it a little easier sending your son out the door.

So it is all about the dress… the modest dress.

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