8/4/22 Secret is Out?

     This is a couple days late, but yesterday (Friday), I called my mom, I was out driving and figured it was a good time to brag about Mijo.  I couldn't even finish the pleasantries of hello before she wanted to change the subject and ask the big question "Does our boy have a girlfriend?"  I laughed a little uneasy, but at least the secret is out.  I couldn't talk about it per his request, the relationship is moving about as fast as ice melts in winter, but yes, the husky Mijo is now in his first relationship.

    Mom quickly went into it, my niece saw a picture on Snapchat, then she showed it to my nephew, or vice versa, and then one of them ran to tell Grandma.  I quickly admitted it was true, but he had sworn me to secrecy, so I wasn't supposed to say anything.  It was hard, because I like to keep my mom in the loop of what the boys are up to.  Mijo had been waiting for the perfect time to say anything, but I am not sure, the parent's might be very strict or something, but she has not told them, so although they have been "dating" since April or around there, it is on the downlow.

    I thought it was a little weird that the parents didn't catch on.  She is on the wrestling team, and we met her parents and talked to them for a good while.  They were really thankful that we have been nice enough to be taking their daughter home like 4 times a week all of a sudden and feeding her at least twice a week towards the end of school.  Wouldn't you figure out if your son/daughter suddenly started hanging out with a person of the opposite sex, that there might be something there?  I was trying to talk up my son with stuff like "our boy is a great kid, doesn't really go out on the weekends, he mostly hangs out with us watching movies or his friends might come over once in a while.  I thought the being nominated as an All-American might have impressed them, but because it is sponsored by the Marines, they just assumed it was some way of announcing he is joining the military (or that is what the girl told Mijo when they talked after the awards banquet).  No disrespect to our military, but before Mijo does anything, he is getting an education.

    We have told him to put some pressure on her, maybe he can go over there, old fashioned style, and ask her parents, like a man from the 50s, that he would like to court the daughter, I don't know.  Either way, they are a cute couple, she wrestles on the team too, so she understands his biggest passion right now, and that is good.