Yesterday evening, while Mr. W and I were having dinner with my parents at their house, Mr. W out of nowhere said, “Did you tell your parents you’re going back to school?”

Me: >:O !!!

I KNOW I’d told him that I can’t even tell my parents I’m taking bartending classes because the thought of me getting a 2nd job, and as a BARTENDER of all things, would… well, I don’t know what it would make them do. But it wouldn’t be pretty sunshine, roses and butterflies.

So I glared at him and said, “NO. I didn’t.” And tried to leave it at that, but my mom started asking.
“You’re going back to school? For another degree?”
I said quickly, “No, it’s just like jujitsu where I’m going to a college that teaches things but I’m not working toward a degree.” Good call on the “jujitsu” cuz I think they misunderstood me, thinking I’m just retaking jujitsu.
My dad asked, “Do you get units or credit?”
I said, “No, I can apply under the college directly and get units if I want another degree, but since I’m not, this isn’t graded and it’s just for fun.”
Dad said, “Oh, so you just learn for yourself,” and nodded approvingly. He’s all about enriching your mind and obeying your thirst for knowledge.
I said yes, told them I’m attending a course just for fun one day a week with my coworker, and segued into a story about how Vanessa was enrolled in jujitsu as a student of the college and wasn’t aware of it, so she found out later on that she was graded whereas I’m not a student of the college, so I wasn’t graded. The subject ended.

*whew*.
*glaring at the W*