I got a phone call from Nathan and Ryan’s high school yesterday.\u00a0 It was on the automated system they implemented several years ago as a way to keep parents informed about school happenings.\u00a0 And I love it.\u00a0 Believe it or not, I don’t often find out what’s going on at school through the boys!<\/p>\n
I was prepared to hear about the upcoming football game or PSAT testing dates but was pleasantly surprised, instead, to find out about the First Annual Dress Swap.\u00a0 What a great idea!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Homecoming Dance is coming in three weeks.\u00a0 It’s a much bigger deal than when I remember being in high school.\u00a0 Seeing all the dolled up girls at last year’s dance made me a little thankful that, having boys, a new shirt and maybe tie was all I needed to worry about.\u00a0 Those dresses can get pretty pricey.<\/p>\n
So here’s the gist of the Swap: girls donate their slightly used semi-formal dresses to the Swap.\u00a0 In return, they receive free entry to the first thirty minutes where they will have pick of the dresses.\u00a0 The dresses will only cost them $10.\u00a0 Those girls who don’t donate can buy a ticket and then buy a dress for $15.<\/p>\n
Being someone who loves a great deal, I love this idea.\u00a0 But I’m not a female teenager about to go to one of the biggest dances of the year.\u00a0 Are they worried that they may end up wearing so-and-so’s dress and not even know it?\u00a0 Does that matter to teenage girls?\u00a0 And is this group of girls used to wearing hand-me-downs?\u00a0 I’m not so sure about that.<\/p>\n
\u00a0I’d like to know who’s been paying for their dresses so far.\u00a0 It’s an important question.\u00a0 Because if the answer is the parent, there may be less of a chance that a teenage girl will make use of the swap.\u00a0 When kids have to pay for these extras themselves, the idea of a swap is much more palatable.<\/p>\n
Here’s hoping the\u00a0swap is a great success.\u00a0 It would be disappointing\u00a0for this to\u00a0be the\u00a0First and Last Annual Dress Swap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I got a phone call from Nathan and Ryan’s high school yesterday.\u00a0 It was on the automated system they implemented several years ago as a way to keep parents informed about school happenings.\u00a0 And I love it.\u00a0 Believe it or not, I don’t often find out what’s going on at school through the boys! I was prepared to hear about the upcoming football game or PSAT testing dates but was pleasantly surprised, instead, to find out about the First Annual…<\/p>\n