Anoush Frunjan

I mean, the first big tradition that his family celebrates is the one that he created, which is the annual pool tournament.

So he pulls out his phone and says, I know, I'll text my mom.

So he texts his mom and says, hey, mom, quick question, was I ever baptized?

And she responds, no, you're a heathen.

So...

So we get on the train to meet with Father Melchassian at Holy Martyrs, whose first reaction to Justin is, you're not Armenian?

Oh my God.

Because Justin looks really Armenian.

I mean, he's got the eyebrows and the face and more handkerchiefs than God.

But the questions get more and more intense, like,

Like, do you believe in God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?

And then do you know that the Armenians were the first people to accept Christianity?

Then whipping out names like St.

Gregory the Illuminator and Vartan Mamigoni.

And I'm going, slow down, too fast, too fast.

And we eventually...

planned for an April 14th baptism, in addition to several one-on-one sessions that Justin will meet with the priest for to prepare for the event.

And on the ride home, it's quiet.

And I feel this shame and embarrassment.

But what I'm afraid of, what I'm really afraid of, no, what I need is for him to not find this whole thing ridiculous.