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Meet The Family
It’s becoming unwieldy to refer to my oldest son, my youngest daughter, so I’m briefly going to introduce them and give them nicknames here (I’m not such a privacy nut, but I’d prefer not to use their names … suppose I write something embarrassing and it comes back to haunt them? I’d be paying for therapy for years!)
So, a quick run down of the family. Our oldest is Archie, who is a tenth grader; his sister Veronica is in ninth grade; Jughead is in fifth grade; and Betty, our youngest is in third grade. They’re all big readers, like to watch movies and use the Internet (Jughead particularly) and are very involved in local youth groups.
All of them are good students and get on well with the kids in their various classes, although they have different personalities. Archie is very social, likes to hang out with people, play touch football, and has a big circle of friends. Veronica is quieter, and doesn’t make friends so easily, but is close to girls in her youth group. She likes to cook, particularly baking, and has recently been teaching herself to crochet. She tends to see things as very black and white … there’s not much gray in her opinions.
Jughead is thoughtful, and tends to mull things over in his head. He reads the newspaper each morning and likes to talk about what’s going on in the world. He’ll often explain a story to us, which seems to be his way of confirming for himself what he just read. We’ll ask questions, or fill in information that may not have been in the article, or explain that we hold another opinion on a particular subject. Then that all goes into the blender in his brain, gets churned around for a while, and he’ll explain it to us again with this new information integrated into the narrative.
Betty is much more “girly” than her older sister Veronica. She’s in no way obnoxious about it or self-absorbed, but she is very conscious of what she wears, of how her hair is fixed, of whether her shoes match her clothes. We have no idea where she got this from, since neither my wife nor I have a fashion conscious bone in our bodies! Betty loves to read, and spends hours with her best friend, a girl a couple of years older than her, who lives next door to us. They play incredibly complex games involving both dolls and Playmobil characters with very complex family arrangements, relationships, locations and so on. It’s remarkably creative and imaginative, but the scenarios they create do make it difficult to walk across our basement sometimes!
Now that I’ve introduced everyone, I think it will be easier to keep track of who’s who in the Tackitt family. Have a great day!
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16 Responses to “Meet The Family”
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That’s interesting how all your children have different interests and personalities even though they are all yours and raised in the same environment. Each one is unique and special–sounds like God has blessed you greatly!
What a pleasure to meet your family! Thanks for sharing!
Jughead is a 5th grader and reads the newspaper every morning?
Wow.
Does he drink coffee and smoke a pipe as well?
I can’t even get our 10th grader to read the caption of a picture, much less a newspaper.
No pipe (at least not yet) and not coffee exactly … but frighteningly, just in the last few weeks he’s taken to drinking tea with us each morning (my wife and I are heavy tea drinkers, as is Archie … and now Jughead it seems!)
Nice of you to stop by, come again!
That’s awesome! By the way…….I love the nickname “Veronica”!
what a cool way to nickname your kids, all from archie characters! now reading your stories would be more interesting!
I think it is a wonderful thing to share all the beauty in your life with us, especially your treasures which are your family. Have a wonderful day.
I started using my kids names when I first started blogging and then changed and gave them nicknames..I used their baby nick names though, so I think I’ll have to change them to something more grown up soon.
Thanks for the intro to your family, they sound like great kids!
I LOVE the nicknames you picked out…to cute all 3 of my beans are so different I often wonder how they all came from me, then i realize i had help
stoppin by from EC to drop and say hi
Thanks for introducing your family. I debated on whether to use real names, but I finally went ahead and did so. I think it keeps me accountable for everything I write.
Davida
EC dropping.. Have a wonderful weekend!
Make or Break
I love their names, so cute! It’s funny how kids have completely different personalities. Jughead sounds like my kind of little guy.
Great blog, and I like the new look, I know you’ve had it for awhile but I just didn’t comment on it until now.
Awww….Archie! I miss reading their comic books =)
hey ho! first time dropping by ^^
keep up the good work!
hey……….
they all are my favs……………..good that they are part of u’r family now