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PROM
NIGHT TIPS
The
prom is one of the most important events in your high
school experience - a special night to look forward
to and fantasize about for months beforehand. For some
teens, though, the prom may seem like a big drag - or
even worse, a big worry.
What if you don't have enough money
to get the dress you've been ogling or the limousine
your girlfriend has to have? Is the fear of rejection
keeping you from asking the hottie in your French class
to be your date? Worried you'll waste your time at the
party afterward taking care of your drunk friends?
Your Money
With a little bit of planning and creativity, the prom
doesn't have to cost a fortune for guys or girls. Less
expensive options include: Try renting dresses or tuxedos or paying
for them in installments, if you don't want to blow
a wad of cash.
Thrift shopping for cool finds is a great way to get
style on the cheap. Funky vintage shoes, purses, jewelry,
and other accessories are often available. If you can't
afford a trip to a beauty salon, go to a drugstore with
a friend and treat yourselves to some new beauty supplies.
You can spend the afternoon helping one another primp
to perfection. Instead of an expensive restaurant, opt
for a romantic picnic dinner in the park. If you need to ask a parent or other
family member for help with your finances, offer to
make up the cash by doing chores around the house like
mowing the lawn, doing the dishes, or babysitting your
little brother or sister.
Your
Self
We all feel the sting of rejection from time to time,
and as much as we'd like to avoid it completely, who
wants to be afraid of taking a chance?
If
you gather up the courage to ask the big question and
you're turned down, remember whose loss it is - not
yours! This works the other way around, too; if you
need to decline an offer, do it politely and graciously.
Try to step back and remember what it's like to be in
the other person's shoes.
The
important thing is to find a date you know you'll enjoy
spending the evening with, whether it's a friend, boyfriend
or girlfriend, or the object of your secret desire.
Keep in mind that many teens attend the prom with a
group of friends rather than a date. Who better to spend
the evening with than those who love you for who you
are? As you laugh and dance the night away, you may
forget that what's-his-name turned you down anyway.
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Your Health
The pressure to lose weight to slip into a dress two sizes
too small is not worth the trouble - or worth risking
your health. Crash dieting will make you feel weak and
cranky, and is not only dangerous, but it may also cause
your metabolism to slow down because of the nutrition
that you aren't able to get when you deprive your body
of enough food. So if you make it through the big night
without fainting from starvation and then return to your
usual diet, you'll quickly gain back the weight you lost
and then some!
Instead of going to desperate measures,
try exercising regularly and eating a variety of healthy
foods in preparation for the event. Drink tons of water
and get plenty of rest, especially on the days leading
up to the prom, to help you look and feel healthy and
beautiful.Exercising and eating right will also
give your skin a healthy glow - without wasting your
time and money in tanning beds. The concentration of
light produced in a tanning bed is about five times
greater than that from the sun and ultimately can harm
your skin! You may think you look better with a tan,
but your skin can pay the price later in many ways,
including excessive premature wrinkling and an increased
risk for skin cancer. Check out tanning products that
allow you to get a gorgeous glow safely, such as sunless
tanners that you can apply a few hours before the prom.
No matter what body type you have or
how much money you spend, remember: confidence is what
makes you look good!
Your
Safety
You can have a blast on prom night without putting yourself
at risk. There are lots of choices you'll need to make,
but drinking or doing other drugs before or after the
prom shouldn't be one of them. For one thing, they impair
your judgment in ways that you could deeply regret later.
You could risk making a fool of yourself - or worse.
It's not worth putting yourself in a situation where
your memories of the prom may be damaged by an evening
that got out of hand.
Don't
drink and drive or let your friends do it. All that
stuff that your parents and teachers preach about designated
drivers is true and really saves lives. According to
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), on one of the
most popular prom nights in 1999 as many as 62% of the
overall traffic fatalities were alcohol-related! (And
both drinking and doing drugs are illegal - and can
lead to serious trouble that could affect the rest of
your life.)
Many
teens may think that prom night is an appropriate time
to lose their virginity. This is an important personal
decision that involves many factors and should not be
taken lightly. So don't let anyone pressure you into
having sex because it's a special night - your night
will be even more memorable if your memories are happy
instead of regretful.
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