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Monday, April 23, 2012
Killeen mom spends $1,000 on billboard — not too bad
The average prom will cost $1,000 per teen anyhow.
The latest big idea from one Killeen, Texas mom seems straight out of a TV show. Tammy Day spent about $1,000 on a billboard honoring her high-school-aged daughter that says "Vote Brandy Day for Prom Queen!"
Damn those Yankees, I guess: We do things big in Texas.
Brandy, the student at Harker Heights High School in Killeen, didn't win, according to ABC News. Mom Tammy says she just wanted to support her daughter, who has mild cerebral palsy.
“I felt like it was an attainable goal for her,” Day told ABC. “Physically, mobility-wise, against normal children, she doesn’t stand a chance. She can’t do track, she can’t swim. She plays tennis and has to stay in some kind of sport to keep physically fit because of her mild CP, but I felt like she chose this [prom queen campaign] as something that she thought that she could stand a chance on because all it would require was for her to present a picture for herself, but it appears that it’s backfiring.”
The Day's expense on Brandy's billboard isn't all that outrageous, though: Between buying a new dress or renting a tuxedo, paying for dinner, and getting a limousine, for example, the Atlanta Journal Constitution says prom will cost $1,000 per teen, the same price as that pricey billboard.
Dallas-Fort Worth parents: over-the-top or just another high school expense?
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Nah. That fad is all but gone. Thay use them thar smart phones for stuff like that nowadays, I betch
Scott Doyle, verified:
I...can't imagine dropping a grand on prom. Or even asking my parents to. ESPECIALLY if they only make $20k.
What kills me is income ranges are probably pre-tax...meaning that grand is an even higher percentage of their net income.
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damn yankee, anonymous:
> Damn those Yankees, I guess: We do things big in Texas.
Hey! I find that offensive!
> Between buying a new dress or renting a tuxedo, paying for dinner, and getting a limousine, for example, the Atlanta Journal Constitution says prom will cost $1,000 per teen, the same price as that pricey billboard.
Nevermind, that's more offensive. I mean, if you can afford it, knock yourself out - but this is an unreasonable standard for most people. I comfort myself with the knowledge that an average is probably the worst number to use for that sort of thing. All it takes is one mother living vicariously through her daughter spending some huge amount on her little darling's prom experience, and the average shoots up.
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damn yankee, anonymous:
Wait, hang on, just read the actual article showing that the average increases as the income gets lower. No words.
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EdWood, anonymous:
What a great life-lesson to teach these kids. No matter how much you spend on winning, you'll still fail
Good job mom
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jtmbls, anonymous:
“I look at it like it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make memories…"
Oh, sure. What adult doesn't treasure memories of their mother humiliating them in front of the entire town? Good times, Mom!
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Jason Rice, verified:
Tumbls!!! Long time no insight.
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Alex Bentley, staff:
You beat me to it, Jason - welcome back, Tumbls!
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Jason Rice, verified:
Social Darwinism comes from somewhere.
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jtmbls, anonymous:
Thank you. I've been favoring ambiguity these days, Jason
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Sarah Blaskovich, staff:
damn yankee, your username was the inspiration behind that sentence!
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Jason Rice, verified:
Back to the topic of that username... I still protest. I should not have to be nice to anything named "Yankee"
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damn yankee, anonymous:
Fun alternative prom fundraiser idea: fake your own cancer!
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/...
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Jason Rice, verified:
Saw that same article not 5 minutes ago and thought of you.
This is so unhealthy.
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mezzetin_subaquatic, anonymous:
somebody's been watching 'man on the moon' perhaps?
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What do you think?