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Aug 29, 2024
10:24:20am

coolblue All-American

How are people suppose to handle real life when we protect them from everything

as kids.

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coolblue

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Joined: Jul 1, 2004
Last login: Sep 19, 2024
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Messages

Author

Time

I wish school proms were different to better involve everybody.

mudpupper

Aug 29, 9:38am

I didn’t want to go to prom and I decided not to. At that point all I wanted to

ChiCityCoug

Aug 29, 10:02am

Kind of same, could have been set up with very attractive cheerleader but

SwanSong

Aug 29, 10:14am

Same. I probably didn’t even know it was happening. I had a good friend group in

Jay Rick

Aug 29, 11:12am

Schools should be having those types of events (non-date dances) regularly

StantonMac

Aug 29, 10:21am

How are people suppose to handle real life when we protect them from everything

coolblue

Aug 29, 10:24am

Agreed, some level of failure and rejection is good.

UNLVcougar

Aug 29, 10:36am

It’s not as great as you think it might be. Where I am in CA it’s exactly like

UNLVcougar

Aug 29, 10:36am

I blame F.R.I.E.N.D.S., at least that's what my BYU bishop blamed it on in 2001

reagan21

Aug 29, 11:07am

Mods preparing to ban you for saying the "P" word:

NumbersGuy

Aug 29, 11:12am

I never went to any school dance. 0 desire to, and when I’m reminded they were a

BaseCoug

Aug 29, 11:07am

Also no one in high school goes on dates outside of Utah anymore

BaseCoug

Aug 29, 11:08am

That's a false generalization.

reagan21

Aug 29, 11:11am

I would say outside of Utah/Idaho/Nevada/Arizona. Maybe SoCal still has it

UNLVcougar

Aug 29, 11:13am

It’s been superseded by hangout culture in high school and hookup culture in

BaseCoug

Aug 29, 11:18am

I think it's more of a symptom of issues than underlying cause. Human

UNLVcougar

Aug 29, 11:20am

My favorite dance in high school was a senior dance that was stag.

NumbersGuy

Aug 29, 11:10am

You can go stag. There is no rule against that. Just take a friend.

Mister P

Aug 29, 11:37am

Going stag to a dance full of couples on dates sounds not so inviting.

mudpupper

Aug 29, 12:17pm

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