{"id":319444,"date":"2017-05-15T16:13:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T16:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=319444"},"modified":"2017-05-15T16:13:13","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T16:13:13","slug":"attention-seeking-teen-shows-up-to-prom-in-a-coffin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=319444","title":{"rendered":"‘Attention seeking’ teen shows up to prom in a coffin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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She was dying for attention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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New Jersey teenager Megan Flaherty knows how to make an entrance at her senior prom \u2015 by pretending it\u2019s her end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The 17-year-old Flaherty showed up to\u00a0Pennsauken High School\u2019s junior prom Saturday night in a hearse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She really shocked the crowd when she stepped out of a coffin looking, dare we say, drop-dead gorgeous.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Flaherty\u2019s reason for the morbid entrance?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI like being different,\u201d she told NJ.com<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It was also a tip of the hat to her future career as a funeral director, which is an idea she picked up from a close family friend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The friend owns a funeral parlor \u2015 and the hearse that drove Megan to the prom \u2015 and Megan has done odd jobs for him, such as vacuuming the viewing area and handing out prayer cards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Megan\u2019s mom, Susan Flaherty, admits not everyone is dying to come to prom in a coffin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s not for everyone \u2015 death is a touchy thing,\u201d Flaherty told Inside Edition. \u201cSome people are afraid of it, but that is her chosen profession, and she was celebrating what she wanted to do with her life after high school.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Not everyone agrees with the Flahertys, based on the comments on the YouTube prom video below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One person called the stunt, \u201cAttention seeking at its worst,\u201d the Sacramento Bee reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One woman said it was \u201cclassless, tasteless, and insensitive\u201d adding,\u00a0\u201cI am not surprised her goal is to be a funeral director. When she applies for the job, I am betting more than one funeral home will reject her for mocking the dead.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The internet shame storm got so bad that her mother felt obligated to address the haters on Facebook. In a comment that has since been removed, Flaherty noted that her daughter meant \u201cno disrespect\u201d and was simply celebrating her post-school career dreams.<\/p>\n

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Source: HuffingtonPost<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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