Mom rents billboard to get daughter elected prom queen

[brooklynite]

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Some parents will do anything to make sure their child gets ahead -- even if it's in the quest for something as ultimately pointless as being crowned prom queen. A mother in Killeen, Texas, has gone on a full media blitz to promote her daughter's dreams of being crowned the fairest of the spring ball, with not only fliers and print ads in local papers, but also with a billboard. High school senior Brandy Day says she joked with her mom, Tammy, about getting a billboard to advertise her run for prom queen but was genuinely shocked when her mom texted her a picture of a rotating billboard that read "Vote Brandy Day for Prom Queen!" Good luck, Brandy! With a mom like that, you might need it.

sigh...

[DBoon]

1. How did I know this was Texas before clicking the link?

nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. To be truly fair...a parent did this for her daughter (In MICHIGAN even-oh noes!!!)

in my district in 1988. I guess there goes that idea.

[joeybee12]

26. Either you're very intuitive or the odds were in your favor...

I say a combination of both.

[spartan61]

2. How embarrassing for the daughter! n/t

[southernyankeebelle]

4. Is it just me but don't you think with the country in such a mess that a parent would waste money

on a sign for prom queen. I never went to the prom. I just thought it was a waste of my hard earned money. I guess it was just me. I didn't want to spend a $100 on a gown. Today girls are spending outrages prices on gown. Whatever happened to the good old prom night at school where you just had fun. Many spend money for the band and refreshments.

[4th law of robotics]

7. Apparently the average amount parents spend on proms these days is about 1,000

http://www.denverpost.com/lifestyles/ci_20429367/how-much-does-prom-cost

Higher for those in the lower income brackets, which is absurd.

I get wanting to have a fun party and all but really people need to put things in perspective. 1,300 for someone earning under 50k is a significant portion of their total income.

[southernyankeebelle]

17. What ever happen to parents just throwing a big ole BBQ and inviting all your friends? I'd like tha

much better.

[4th law of robotics]

19. Me too

Spend a hundred bucks on meat/charcoal and ask everyone to bring a side.

That sounds about ideal to me.

But everyone's different I guess.

[southernyankeebelle]

28. Well my twin and I had our fellow graduates (not many) and their parents over and we had

a ball. It was simple and plan. Plus you have wonderful memories.

[Odin2005]

21. As I mention below, a good number of parents are dumb socialite types.

They think this kind of shit is more important than, say, a good education

[pinboy3niner]

25. There's more to this story...

See the link in #12.

[southernyankeebelle]

27. Thank god my parents weren't like that.

[cynatnite]

5. A bit over the top, but so what. n/t

[4th law of robotics]

6. Excellent use of that money. Far better than putting it towards a college fund

I'm sure when Brandy is in her 30s and swamped in student loan debt she will look back fondly on her time as prom queen (assuming she wins).

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. One could argue that she looks back fondly at a moment when her mother pulled out all

the stops for her. It's not what I would do, but I don't really care.

[HappyMe]

9. Good grief!

All aboard the crazy train.

[KinMd]

10. On a resume

..being elected prom queen ain't going to carry much weight for most jobs

[JohnnyRingo]

11. This mother doesn't know about advertisement backlash

On a national scale this would be like Mitt Romney spending billions to paint "Romney 2012" across the face of the moon. Everybody would see it, but no one would like it. Critics would question who he thinks he is to go to such excess for an election.

This prom queen mother just bought a $1,000 worth of advertising for the competition. Nice job, dumbass.

[pinboy3niner]

12. The daughter didn't win the crown...

Texas Mom Behind Prom Queen Billboard Says Daughter Not Chosen, Being ‘Harassed’
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/04/texas-mom-behind-prom-queen-billboard-says-daughter-not-chosen-being-harassed/

[HooptieWagon]

13. Blowback.

I guess it didnt occur to mom people might have been repulsed by the billboard.

[siligut]

15. Well, I understand better now

Thank you for the link, I hope others will read it.

Despite the public backlash , Tammy Day said she doesn’t regret having gone all out for her daughter. She said she wanted to give her daughter, who was diagnosed with mild cerebral palsy from the waist down at age 3, a bright, shining moment after a life of pain.
“They may consider it overboard, but I don’t look at it like that,” she said. “I look at it like it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make memories …This is her last prom. She’s never going to be in high school again and I wanted her to have the best moment possible during her last school year.”

[polly7]

16. She seems to have had a hard time of it with the cerebral palsy.

I was kind of hoping she'd win! But yeah, the billboard was a bit over the top.

[11 Bravo]

30. Thanks for the extra info, el-tee. Kinda changes everything, doesn't it?

I wonder how many DUers who were ready to jump ugly on the girl and her Mom will have the grace to admit, "OOPS".

[hamsterjill]

14. Was mom a former prom queen?

Sounds to me like a mother trying hard to live vicariously through her daughter.

I hope the daughter is a strong individual. She is going to need to be.

[Odin2005]

20. The mom is probably a dumb socialite who thinks...

...her daughter being Prom Queen is more important than paying for college. This kind of idiot parent is sadly common.

[siligut]

23. Odin, read the link pinboy posted

The girl has mild cerebral palsy, mom wanted to do something wonderful for her. She plans to go to college to become a Pediatrician.

[Odin2005]

24. The billbord is still a stupid waste of money.

[Odin2005]

18. Some people are too fucking stupid to be parents.

[Angry Dragon]

22. After reading the back story

I do not have a problem with this

[saras]

29. Would it be any different if, say, the Make-A-Wish foundation instead of her mom had done it?

[arely staircase]

31. this story had a happy ending

she lost