My daughter was so beautiful. She had a wonderful time at her junior prom. We had a before prom gathering for pictures with her date and his parents and my mother, my son and his girlfriend. I was a very proud mother and my daughter beamed with beauty. She was extremely appreciative (we had a whole day of hair appointments, nails and makeup).

On a not so happy note, my boyfriend's daughter also went to the prom and had demanded that her father go to the biomom's house at 6:00 p.m. for pictures. My boyfriend told her earlier in the week that she could stop by the house before going to the prom. She didn't show up so her dad didn't see her. I think he was trying to take a stand and teach her that she can't demand things from people. He said the following day that it was partially his fault for never making her mind when she was younger. I told him that she was now old enough to understand between right and wrong. My daughter told my boyfriend that his daughter was "mad at him". My boyfriend explained to my daughter that she had no right to be mad at him and that he and I are one now and he isn't going to have his daughter try to exclude me because we are together now and she needs to learn to respect both of us. I just hope he sticks to his guns and not give in and take the blame this time.