My Daughter Wore My 1996 Prom Dress—Then Her Boyfriend Handed Me an Old Photo and Said, “I Know What You Did 30 Years Ago”

the next twenty minutes we sat together in the nearly empty gym while I told them the entire story.

When I finished, Lily’s eyes were shining.

“You gave up your guitar?”

I smiled.

“The world’s greatest sacrifice according to seventeen-year-old me.”

Connor laughed.

“Mom still has the photo.”

“Apparently.”

“Actually,” he said, grinning, “she has it framed.”

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