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ITA for not agreeing to go prom dress shopping with my dad's wife aka stepmother aka the affair partner?
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What a messy, messy pair. I'm getting second-hand embarassment from them. From having an affair to begin with, to our protagonist's dad begging for his wife back, to the ex-best friend trying to turn the kids against their mom's side of the family, this couple cannot help but make the worst decisions.
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“Prom is supposed to be about your happiness, not her redemption arc”: 14-year-old stands her ground against dad's affair partner for ruining her family by refusing to bring her prom dress shopping
Going prom or homecoming dress shopping is a pretty big deal for most teenage girls. Because most women in the US have had a school dance experience, it is usually an important bonding moment between mother and daughter – some teens even choose to wear their mom's old dress from back in the day. My mom is Latin American; she grew up in a small village in the 80s. She didn't really have the opportunity to go to formal dances as a teenager. When my time came, she definitely delivered, though.
In our story today, a young girl's mom is not around to help her pick out a dress for her own high school prom. Her dad's affair partner is, though, and our protagonist spurns her when she attempts to insert herself into her life as a mother figure. Instead, she chooses to go shopping with aunts, affirming her connection with her late mother's side of the family.