But that didn't satisfy Sarah. Looking back on that incident a couple of years later, after her mother's death, Sarah once remarked to me how she now regretted that something so petty had come between the two of them. It's not surprising that the Prom becomes a source of conflict between parents and kids. On the one hand, for teens, it's one of the most hyped events of a teenager's life in North American culture. For concerned parents though, there is good reason to be wary of the Prom.
Prom night is the night many young people decide to lose their virginity.
It's the night many youth get so drunk, they cannot remember who was with them and what they did on Prom night. In some very tragic cases, it's also the night some youth die in alcohol-related traffic accidents. The Prom is not some fairy tale graduation party. There are dangers for all youth, but especially Muslim youth. Parents have a responsibility of conveying the reality of the Prom to their sometimes star-struck teenagers, who are caught up in the Prom hype with the rest of their friends.