Well I asked the authority figure on difficult child's...Cory...and he laughed and said...nope...the guy doesnt need to go to the prom. He only wants to hang out with his buddies, he isnt dating some girl exclusively, and it will ruin his sisters evening.
Many of us didnt go to the prom or have kids that went. I actually crashed mine...lol. Only one of my boys went. Like Donna, he spent a fortune and stayed for an hour.