<p>I expect to meet, at least briefly, anyone who DS is heading out with if I haven’t before. He expects this and seems to have no problem doing a quick “Mom, this is John / Jane Doe” as they leave.</p>
<p>The girlfriend is from Taiwan (moved here when she was pretty young) and chats with me every time she’s here. The problem is that her parents don’t approve of their children dating while in school (even her older brother who is away at college), so she “hides” my son from them. I’m not happy about this at all, and DS admits that he feels weird about it, but she says that she and her siblings have gotten used to it. I don’t like being a fellow conspirator.</p>