Like I said, preggos have crazy dreams. I don't even know if my cousin Ashley is old enough to go to the prom, although I think she is in high school. Even if she took a cousin to the prom, it wouldn't be Joel because he is around 30. And even if they went to the prom together, it would not be at my office building because we don't have a ballroom and it is about 3 hours away from where they live.
However, when I woke up I was still thinking whether it was better to go to the prom alone, or with your cousin. Sure there are other ways to get through high school. You could skip the prom all together, go with a guy friend, go with a group of girls, or go with the love of your life. Let us take all of those possibilities off the table and just try to figure out if it is better to go alone or with your cousin. My grandma always talks about how her mom wanted her to go to dances with her cousin, and on the show "Big Love" I think the girl went to the prom with her uncle and brother. So, therefore this is not just some crazy thing I dreamed up.
| Cousin Pros and Cons | |
| Pros | Cons |
| Maybe your cousin is good looking and if the cooler kids don’t know you that well, they might actually believe that the cousin is really your boyfriend that goes to a different school. | If anyone finds out your date is your cousin, they will laugh at you. |
| You have someone to dance with. However, in my dream, if Ashley was interested in dancing, she should have had Jeff take her to the prom. No offense Joel. | You will be stuck looking at the embarrassing pictures for the rest of your life because you know your grandparents will hang it on the wall because two of their grandchildren look so nice. |
| You will not get knocked up or be expected to get a hotel room. | There will be no romance. |
| No Date Pros and Cons | |
| Pros | Cons |
| Your cousins will not make fun of you for the rest of your life. | Everyone will know that you don’t have a boyfriend that goes to a different school. |
| You will be forced to talk to other people and might find the love of your life. | If you dance with someone else’s date, there might be a big formal dance brawl. |
If you are wondering what this says about my prom experience, I was lucky. I was not the type of person that usually went to dances, but I did go with a guy friend. Since my hubby went to the same high school, I often ask him why he didn't ask me. He has no response. If I had to take a cousin, I would have been very lucky because all my cousins are very good looking. I wouldn't even have to cause one of those prom brawls when the other girls made eyes at them.
Did you go to the prom alone? Did you take your cousin? Did you pick another option? How did it go? If you could do it again, would you do it differently?
