The announcement thing annoyed the hell out of me. Abbie understands her name, i very much doubt she understands what they called her. The one thing they did that day that she could possibly comprehend (as in, she was in the spotlight, like they do at the camp she goes to) and they had to ruin it for her.Exactly. She had absolutely no clue as to what she was doing, where she was going or why she was there. And did you catch in the vlog that as the guests arrived and walked the red carpet they had an MC., and he would say something like "Here's Susie! Welcome to Night to Shine!" (which I actually thought was cute and a way to make them feel special.) BUT....Summer made a point of telling the MC to announce Abbie as "the star of YT's Fathering Autism!" They just HAD to be the "stars". And why were Asa and Priscilla even there? The guests had registered "buddies/companions" and Abbies were Summer and Becca. They went to a training for it. Why on earth did they need to be there too other than parade around and hope to be recognized by "fans". They didnt go to Isaiahs prom.
And none of this would be as bad if they would simply admit, look, this is for us as parents. We are sad she will not have a Prom and we would like to have the experience with her. It least it would honest and genuine, instead of the "typical teen" crap.