Or maybe your memories are crystal clear and you cherish your hangover fondly.
But as a parent, would you look eagerly upon the prospect of your son's getting drunk, knocking up some girl and/or getting plowed into a light pole while being driven to the beach?
Not to mention paying for the extravagant (correctly spelled this time) limo to the prom? When my last child to attend public school went to his prom, his friends were renting stretch-Hummers.
The chances of these things happening might be greater on prom night, but they'll be plenty of chances for him to make these mistakes all throughout his life. It would be silly and unfair to make him stay home from the festivities just because tragedies can happen. If he's 18 and wants to get plowed on prom, I wouldn't lose sleep over it. Every kid needs a killer hangover to make them learn what binge drinking can do to you.
Now if I have a daughter? Different story. She's not leaving the house until she's 18.