{"id":13406,"date":"2024-07-31T21:47:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T19:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=13406"},"modified":"2024-07-31T21:47:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T19:47:49","slug":"my-daughter-called-me-worthless-because-i-couldnt-buy-her-a-prom-dress-story-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=13406","title":{"rendered":"My Daughter Called Me Worthless Because I Couldn\u2019t Buy Her a Prom Dress \u2013 Story of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

My daughter wanted a designer prom dress I couldn\u2019t afford and rejected the dress I made for her and called me worthless.<\/p>\n

I love my daughter and I want the best for her. I wanted her to have a better life, a better start than I did, and I think I\u2019ve succeeded in giving her that, even though she probably doesn\u2019t agree with me.<\/p>\n

My husband and I divorced when she was nine. He left me for a wealthy, older woman, so I\u2019ve been raising my Hannah on my own. My husband picks her up every other weekend and whisks her away to a life of luxury I can\u2019t provide.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not easy to compete with that and to be honest, I don\u2019t even try. Things came to a head in her senior year when she told me she wanted a certain prom dress by a well-known designer \u2014 something that would cost over three times my modest salary.<\/p>\n

Of course, I said no. I explained that we couldn\u2019t afford something like that, but I promised her I\u2019d make her a dress as pretty as that one, a unique dress no one else would have. She looked sour and mumbled that maybe she should live with her dad and Rita (his new wife).<\/p>\n

The next day I came home with several swatches of fabric and showed them to Hannah. Her best friend Amy was there, and she loved the swatches and the ideas I showed her. but my daughter was not impressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s going to look gross, mom!\u201d she screamed, throwing the drawings on the floor, \u201cThat\u2019s STUPID!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHun,\u201d I said, \u201cI based it on a dress Audrey Hepburn wore, it\u2019s retro and elegant!\u201d Retro is cool, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nAn exclusive designer dress for prom | Source: Unsplash<\/p>\n

Amy nodded her head vigorously, but Hannah screamed: \u201cRetro is cool, but that is plain UGLY!\u201d She stormed out and I could hear sobbing on her phone to her dad. Amy gave me a hug before she left.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s a sweet girl, and she\u2019s been struggling since her mom passed away. She whispered to me: \u201cDon\u2019t worry, Hannah will come around!\u201d<\/p>\n

And she did, a little. She allowed me to measure her for the dress and didn\u2019t sneer too much when she tried it on for the first time. Unfortunately, her compliance didn\u2019t last. A week later she came home and threw a flyer at me.<\/p>\n

I picked it up and read the flyer which announced the prom, the date, and the theme. At the bottom, in fat letters, it announced: \u201cPrize for Most Original Prom Dress!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nShe promised to make a beautiful dress | Source: Unsplash<\/p>\n

\u201cRead that!\u201d she cried, \u201cBest original prom dress!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHannah, yours will be completely original! No one else will have one like it\u2026\u201d I pointed out.<\/p>\n

\u201cOriginal doesn\u2019t mean crappy and homemade,\u201d she screamed, \u201cI\u2019m calling dad, and HE\u2019LL buy me a proper prom dress. He\u2019s not a worthless loser like YOU!\u201d<\/p>\n

I admit I sat down at that kitchen table and cried my eyes out. I\u2019d poured my heart into that dress, and now it would never be worn. I was still crying when Hannah stormed out, announcing she was going shopping with her dad.<\/p>\n

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\nShe announced that she was going shopping with her dad | Source: Unsplash<\/p>\n

I looked at the pale blue satin dress I\u2019d made, with the hundreds of different-sized pearls shimmering on the wide skirt, the slender bodice with the scooped neckline. It was so pretty. I\u2019d never worn anything that lovely.<\/p>\n

Three hours later, Hannah was back, carrying several large shopping bags with the logos of expensive boutiques. She smiled at me triumphantly: \u201cI have the PERFECT dress,\u201d she said, \u201cNo thanks to you!\u201d<\/p>\n

Something you reject as worthless may well become someone else\u2019s greatest treasure.
\nA little later Amy arrived and greeted me before running upstairs to see Hannah\u2019s \u2018perfect dress.\u2019 I sighed and looked at the blue dress. \u201cI\u2019m going to finish it,\u201d I said to myself, \u201cEven if she doesn\u2019t want it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nHannah was back, carrying several large shopping bags | Source: Unsplash<\/p>\n

And so I sat down with the dress on my lap. glittering silver and blue, and carefully started hemming it with the tiniest stitches. I was just finishing when Amy came downstairs. \u201cOh,\u201d she gasped, \u201cIs that the dress you made?\u201d<\/p>\n

I smiled and shook it out so Amy could see it. \u201cYes, what do you think?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

Amy stepped closer and touched the gathered, pearl-encrusted skirt. \u201cIt\u2019s the loveliest thing I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d she whispered, \u201cI wish..\u201d she shook her head and tears flooded her eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmy,\u201d I said, \u201cWhat\u2019s the matter?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nThe dress mom made | Source: Unsplash<\/p>\n

Amy whispered: \u201cI wish my mom could have made me a dress just like that one.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAmy, I\u2019d be proud if you wore this dress,\u201d I told her, and suddenly she was hugging me and sobbing. Amy tried on the dress and it fit her like a dream. \u201cYou just need the shoes,\u201d I told her, \u201cAnd you\u2019ll be a vision!\u201d<\/p>\n

On prom night. Hannah came downstairs in a sophisticated red velvet dress which I thought left too much skin bare and didn\u2019t flatter her coloring at all. She had on an expensive pair of very high heels and carried a sequined red purse.<\/p>\n

She looked pretty, but the dress was too \u2018old\u2019 for her, though I didn\u2019t tell her so. I told her she looked lovely and she replied coldly: \u201cNo thanks to you!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nHanna\u2019s red dress | Source: Unsplash<\/p>\n

A few minutes later, Amy and her date arrived, along with Hannah\u2019s date. Amy was an ethereal vision, and she glowed with happiness. \u201cYou\u2019re wearing THAT?\u201d asked Hannah scornfully, \u201cSERIOUSLY?\u201d<\/p>\n

Amy smiled happily. \u201cYes, and I love it!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re such a geek, sometimes, Amy Loften!\u201d Hannah cried, and after posing for snaps they all left. I turned on the TV and sat watching my favorite show, then I had dinner. I kept thinking about Hannah, and I hoped she\u2019d have a magical night to remember.<\/p>\n

I was in bed reading when I heard the front door opening a little after midnight. A little while later there was a knock on my bedroom door. \u201cCome in!\u201d I cried, and Hannah walked in. She had obviously been crying, and all of her carefully applied makeup stained her cheeks. She was carrying the glittery shoes by their flimsy straps.<\/p>\n

\u201cMom,\u201d she whispered, \u201cCan I talk to you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, honey! What happened? Are you alright?\u201d I asked, alarmed.<\/p>\n

Hannah rushed over to the bed and into my arms. She started crying. \u201cOh mom, it was AWFUL! There were two other girls in the same dress as me and it was so embarrassing! And the prize\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Hannah was sobbing so I could hardly understand her. \u201cAmy won the prize with YOUR dress, and everyone went crazy over it and I was so STUPID mom, and I\u2019m so sorry\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s OK hun,\u201d I said, rocking my girl, just as I\u2019d done when she was little and had scrapped her knees, \u201cIt\u2019s all going to be alright.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I was so horrible to you, mom\u2026I am so sorry\u2026I was a jerk, wasn\u2019t I?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n

I smiled. \u201cJust a little\u2026But how about you go and wash your face while I make us some hot chocolate and you can tell me the good parts about the prom?\u201d<\/p>\n

Hannah sniffed. \u201cOK\u2026Can I have extra marshmallows? And mom? Do you think I could sleep with you tonight?\u201d I want downstairs to make the hot chocolate with a smile on my face. Hannah had learned a hard lesson, but it had made her my sweet little girl again.<\/p>\n

What can we learn from this story?<\/p>\n

1. The dollar price on something doesn\u2019t always reflect its true worth. Worth and value are two very different things.<\/p>\n

2. Something you reject as worthless may well become someone else\u2019s greatest treasure.<\/p>\n

Share this story with your friends. It might brighten their day and inspire them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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