Most of my readers know by now I love CBS Sunday morning. (Similar to 60 Minutes, only they do more stories, at least 6, and I tape it to my DVR.) Last week they aired a story about an amazing high school boy, from Waterford Kettering High School, outside of Detroit, Michigan. His mother had grown up very poor and wasn't able to attend her high school prom. She said "you're going to do everything that I wasn't able to do". She cried every day she came home from school that year, and she vowed her son would get to do everything she missed out on. When she asked him about going to the prom, he kept being evasive, acting like he didn't want to go. Until about a month before, he finally told her. His mother said "what's wrong?". And her son said I want to ask you if you want to go with me.
His mother said, "yes, of course, and we have to start looking for some stuff!" Her son agreed we need to start looking for a dress. This young man helped his mom with everything. It was a short segment, maybe 5-7 minutes, but it was very sweet and uplifting. And wonderful to hear about a teenager that is thoughtful and considerate. Especially in light of all the negative news we tend to hear on television. The cameras filmed him walking down the hall in his high school, and sitting and talking with the interviewer. The teen is very courageous, and mature, and incredibly polite. I wished they were near me so I could meet them. I fell in love with both of them and wanted to tell them thank you, and how encouraging their story was.
The last scene was from the high school, mother and son dancing, among all the teens. Most teens don't want their parents any where near their dances. What a confident, loving son to do this for his mother, because he knew it meant so much to her. And courageous....courage is huge when you think of the peer pressure in high school. His statement at the end was "now she could say she went to the prom".
The mom said "it put a smile on my face and imprint on my heart that will last a lifetime"! Wow! What a special story that we all needed to hear. This family must be a loving, caring family, and they put others first. Thank you CBS for airing such an inspirational story. But mostly thank you to the young man for his courage and confidence and guts to do what he knew was right. Thank you to his mother and father for raising such a beautiful son, and thank you for sharing your story with the world!
Thank you, good night and God Bless!
"Family is not an important thing. It's everything." Michael J. Fox
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