I TOOK MY 89-YEAR-OLD GREAT-GRANDMA TO PROM—SHE STOLE EVERYONE’S HEART THAT NIGHT
When my school announced prom, I wasn’t exactly excited. I wasn’t dating anyone, and to be honest, the whole thing felt a little overrated. Then I glanced over at my great-grandma, Alma, lounging in her recliner, watching an old black-and-white movie. “You ever go to prom?” I asked. She chuckled. “Honey, back in my day,…