I Paid My Son’s Crush to Take Him to Prom—But What Happened That Night Left Me in Tears

her since seventh grade.

Her photos occasionally appeared on his phone screen.

He talked about her more than anyone else.

Not constantly. Just enough.

“She’s really smart.”

“Ella won another science award.”

“Ella got accepted to State.”

The way he said her name told me everything.

But he never asked her out.

Never even considered it.

In his mind, girls like continue reading …