'One part of the evening is seared into my memory.'
My daughter had her first dance the other night. The invitation said “formal attire,” which meant mini dresses and Air Jordan high tops. She got her hair blown out at a local salon, a treat in our house for special occasions, and spent the afternoon getting dressed at her friend’s house and eating sushi. When I picked them up at the end of the night, they were filled with sugar and the manic energy particular to teenagers, celebrating my daughter’s win in the dance contest.
In the end I found an off-the-shoulder, long sleeved dress in stretchy velvet that was honestly the most comfortable dress I have ever worn, before or since. I paired it with velvet ballet slippers, a little pearl necklace, brushed my hair and I was good to go. In the days before TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, we were absolutely clueless about makeup and blow outs — maybe I had a swipe of mascara on my lashes and a bit of borrowed lipstick from my mom.
I was convinced the rest of my life was about to begin. One of them would put his arm around my velvety waist, whisk me onto the parquet wood floor in the center of the ballroom and make my dreams come true. In reality, they looked at each other, then at me and both shook their heads with similar rueful smiles. They had, in unison, declined my enthusiastic offer to dance.
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