Promenade is commonly seen as a ceremony of passage for youngsters across the nation. One teenager, although, flipped the script and somewhat than carry a romantic associate or good friend he determined to ask his great-grandmother to hitch him on the occasion.
KFYR-TV in North Dakota reported that Watford Metropolis Excessive Faculty senior Dakota Wollan instructed his dad and mom he didn't have anybody in thoughts to ask to the upcoming dance. His dad, in flip, made the suggestion that the teenager invite his 92-year-old great-grandmother, Madeline Miller, who didn't make it to her personal promenade a long time in the past.
Miller instructed the outlet that she would not bear in mind if the college even held proms when she was a teen.
As has develop into a development with many promenade dates, Wollan determined to ask his great-grandmother utilizing a "promposal."
"I've this previous truck she gave me, it is a 1985 Ford she handed all the way down to me and I obtained it working once more. So, I took that truck and made an indication," Wollan instructed the outlet.
The signal stated, "Can I take you to promenade on this previous truck?"
In keeping with a 2014 survey from YouGov, over half of People didn't attend promenade. Of these folks, the survey discovered, simply over half went with a date.
"General, because of this solely 24 [percent] of People had the 'typical' expertise of attending promenade with their highschool sweetheart," the analysis discovered.
Of these surveyed, over half discovered that promenade was "overrated" whereas 41 p.c stated it was vital.
Wollan's great-grandmother instructed the outlet that she puzzled why her great-grandson would need to carry her to the occasion.
"I used to be simply questioning why he would need a 92-year-old going to promenade with him when there are such a lot of younger women within the college," she instructed KFYR-TV.
Wollan stated if his great-grandmother had instructed him no, he would have sat all the factor out.
"[S]o because of her I obtained to make a reminiscence for my final promenade and her first promenade," he stated.
The teenager stated the duo "introduced tears to many individuals's eyes."
The 2 danced the primary dance collectively after which Wollan introduced his great-grandmother dwelling.
Just a few years again, an analogous story made headlines when an Indiana teen determined to carry his 93-year-old great-grandmother to junior promenade.
After getting particular permission to take a date over age 21 to promenade, Drew Holm formally requested his great-grandmother to accompany him to the dance, WAVE reported in 2015.
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