Daughter picked ugly prom dress...should I buy?

[Anonymous]

I think $250 is too much, but the dress you posted is cute. Are you worried it'll wash her out? (that color would be a little strong for some complexions.) I'd say "i'm sorry, but we need to keep it under $150" (or whatever) and that might do the trick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Geez OP, cut the leash off your daughter. It's prom!!! Did you pick out what underwear she should wear too? I understand you bought it for her but I feel bad for your daughter if you made a face towards the dress or expressed that you don't like it. Awful if you did.

Wow...have you even bothered to read the entire thread? My daughter is 17. She can handle me saying I don't like the dress, but if that's what she wants, I'll get it. And I have, in fact, bought it. Please calm down; of the two of us, you sound like the hysterical Mom.

[Anonymous]

OP, I think the word "ugly" in your title is what people are reacting to.

FWIW, we are AA and my daughter has a complexion similar to your daughter. My daughter wore a dress of similar color and I was not crazy about it at first. We took her dress to the make-up counter at Nordstrom and they came up wth a great look to match the dress. She looked fantastic!!!!! I mean...stunning.

GL

[Anonymous]

I like it. Beautiful blue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't buy it just for the cost. But I would let her pick her own dress. I think you gotta let them make mistakes.

+1

[Anonymous]

Wow. You're daughter has classy taste! At least it's not all skanky like plenty of other prom dresses Ive seen. You and your daughter may have different tastes but you defintately raised her well. Keep up the great work mom!

[Anonymous]

i am surprised it's pretty classy looking too, even if it's not your style. at least it's not showing her crotch and boobs like she's about to walk the track.

[Anonymous]

There were 5 or 6 girls in the group my teen was in last week who had dresses of a similar color, and it looked great on each of them, regardless of their skin and hair color.

Prom is a special event; I think you should get what your daughter wants. As the PP's have said, she could have chosen something much, much worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Found the dress on another site and it doesn't look as bad (cheap). Still hate the shine though, but went ahead and bought it and that's that.

DD's pick is fine and OP's choices were for color not style. All 3 were nice prommie dresses. When I was young my mom was a real pain and I had 1 dress that I actually picked out myself. She even made the wedding gown into a very miserable issue.

[Anonymous]

For my senior prom, I had my heart set on a (very 90s) 2 piece, mid-drift bearing pink satin dress. I couldn't find one in our price range so my mom MADE it for me even though she wasn't crazy about the idea. I wasn't at all revealing actually, and I was a total HS athlete so I rocked my 17 year old 6-pack. Looking back I still think it was pretty bad-ass!

[Anonymous]

OP, I think as long as the dress is not skanky or overly revealing (and it is not), you need to let it go. Now, $250 seems like a lot. Can you see if there is a way she can do chores to pay for it?

[Anonymous]

Part of growing up is choosing your own clothes, particularly a prom dress.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Geez OP, cut the leash off your daughter. It's prom!!! Did you pick out what underwear she should wear too? I understand you bought it for her but I feel bad for your daughter if you made a face towards the dress or expressed that you don't like it. Awful if you did.

Wow...have you even bothered to read the entire thread? My daughter is 17. She can handle me saying I don't like the dress, but if that's what she wants, I'll get it. And I have, in fact, bought it. Please calm down; of the two of us, you sound like the hysterical Mom.

I hope your daughter turns 18 ASAP and leaves your crazy ass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Geez OP, cut the leash off your daughter. It's prom!!! Did you pick out what underwear she should wear too? I understand you bought it for her but I feel bad for your daughter if you made a face towards the dress or expressed that you don't like it. Awful if you did.

Wow...have you even bothered to read the entire thread? My daughter is 17. She can handle me saying I don't like the dress, but if that's what she wants, I'll get it. And I have, in fact, bought it. Please calm down; of the two of us, you sound like the hysterical Mom.

I hope your daughter turns 18 ASAP and leaves your crazy ass.

I guess a thread isn't DCUM worthy without a poster like you. Congrats.

[Anonymous]

Honestly OP I hate the color of your choice. Prefer the color and style of your daughter's choice.