A teenage boy had the closest bond to his grandmother, and when he discovered she had never attended prom, he wished to remedy that. He invited her as his date to his, but at the last minute, his school barred her from attending.
In 2017, Bryce Maine was set to turn 18, and on his birthday, he wished to attend his senior prom at Eufaula High School (EHS) with his grandmother. When he discovered she had never attended her own, he asked his “Nanny,” Catherine Maine, to be his prom date.
The boy was so dedicated to his plan that he went to Walmart to get a canvas and some supplies to ask Nanny to be his date. The canvas was decorated with his hand prints in different colors.
In the center of the canvas, he wrote, “Prom?” and presented it to his grandmother. During a media coverage, Nanny revealed how excited she was to attend her grandson’s prom as his date and was “shocked” and “privileged” to be considered.
She even went out and bought a beautiful dress for the occasion. However, she and Bryce were unaware that that dream would be crushed by her grandson’s school soon enough.
The fact that Nanny never got to attend her prom wasn’t the only reason her grandson wanted to take her to the event. The main reason was much more touching and heartfelt.
Why Did Bryce Choose Nanny to Be His Prom Date?
Bryce revealed to the media that he chose Nanny as his date because she had been the “most important woman in his life” since childhood. He explained how his grandmother had always been an essential part of his life, adding that she was:
“The only woman figure in my life.”
Knowing that she had never been to prom, Bryce didn’t see any reason why he couldn’t take her along to fulfill her dream. Nanny even shared that she kept asking her grandson if he didn’t want to take someone else, and he refused.
While some of his schoolmates might have mocked and bullied him for his choice of date, what the Maines didn’t anticipate was that the school would be the deciding factor. When the administrators found out about the student’s prom plans, they contacted him.
The school told him he could not take his Nanny as his date, and when Bryce questioned why, he was informed it was because of alcohol. The institution worried Nanny might be trying to distribute alcohol to minors at the event because of her age…CONTINUE READING