Date: September 22nd, 2010
I had a ton of "should've known" moments before I went over to Justin's dad's house for dinner last week. The first clue was when it got scheduled almost a week in advance. The next was when a significant portion of his family was there (his mom, his dad, his stepmom and his younger brother). The last, and perhaps most obvious of the hints was when Justin's stepmom, Brenda, told me to go sit down at the table so they could grill me. By then it was too late.
In truth, I tease, but I could tell how much they care about Justin and making sure he's happy. There's not much else to tell that isn't private, but that it was a new experience for me to sit down across the table from someone's parents and speak to them, adult to adult, about my choices. It was also a new experience to speak openly and honestly about the choices I'm making with Justin as a couple. Its not that I lied with previous boyfriends... I just didn't talk about it.
By the end of the evening I had the distinct feeling that all parties were rooting for the relationship to succeed. I knew Justin and I were. I know my parents were, in part because I'm around them so much and talk to them as openly as I do. After dinner, I could tell that Justin's family felt the same way. That's the kind of support that makes going from law student to lawyer much more manageable. You mean, we have to grow up at some point? And I was just starting to enjoy this pseudo-adulthood I'd been cultivating.
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