Are These Kids Too Young to be Dressing Up for ‘Prom?’

Roll out the red carpet! These two tots looked extra fresh posing for pretend prom. (Photo: Facebook)

We already know how adorable it is when little kids get dressed up, but can adults sometimes take it too far when it comes to decking out their little ones? Kansas City radio station Hot 103 Jamz posted an image to their Facebook page of two tots dressed to the nines, with the little girl in a white long-sleeved dress with gold trim with a furry mermaid hem, her hair pulled back into a high ponytail. She posed next to a small boy in a white suit with a gold bow tie.

“Baby Prom: 2 cute or 2 much?” the caption on the photo asked. Reactions to the image were mixed, but most people took issue with small children pretending to be teenagers. Two particular complaints people had was that the little girl’s dress was too form-fitting for someone so young, and that she appears to be wearing a hairpiece. “Maybe a cute girly baby doll dress. Of course the fitted is way too much. Her own hair should of been pulled up in a bun,” one commenter said. “So yes, the dress and weave is not cute or child like at all.” Others argued that playing prom was too advanced for kids so young. “These children will have nothing to look forward to by the time they are in high school,” offered one commenter. “This idea of baby prom is opening these babies up to alot more than meets the eye. Parents….let your kids be kids!!!”

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But other people saw the picture more as an innocent (albeit elaborate) game of dress-up played by two adorable children — and a good way to prepare them for getting gussied up in the future. “These babies get to experience dressing up and learning how to act in a public place. There is 365 days in the year they have plenty of time to be kids. Lol. I love it.”

What do you think? Are these kids too young to be playing pretend prom? Or is this a harmless game of dress-up?

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