A short story for every girl.

Dad's Side of the Family

I want to share with you everyone in my Dad's side of the family.

I was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I am the second born child of five children, and I am twelve years old. Right now, I am in the seventh grade. I have always been in church ever since I was born. My dad, Benjamin Jackson, has also been in church his whole life. My grandparents, his parents, got married and then they went to college. My grandfather, Douglas Jackson, had already had a daughter from a previous marriage, but that didn't go well. Her name is Teresa Schultz, and she has five children as well. She is married to my uncle, Alex Schultz, and obviously she is my aunt.

My grandparents took her to college with them, and it was not too long before my grandmother, Dorothy (Addie) Jackson, found out that she was pregnant with my dad. They finished college, and had my father. They moved to California after that. By the time all this was over they had had six children. My aunt Teresa, my dad, my Aunt Sarah, my Uncle Jake, my Aunt Jessie, and my Uncle Jamal, whom they adopted from a bad home life. Then they moved back to Indiana, where my grandfather became a pastor at Three Rivers Baptist Church of Fort Wayne.

Finally, all of my aunts and uncles and dad are grown and out of the house. Aunt Teresa married Uncle Alex, Dad married Mom (Lisa Jackson), Aunt Sarah is engaged, even though she is 33, Uncle Jake married Aunt Jamie, Aunt Jessie married Uncle Stephen, and Uncle Jamal is also single still. I don't even know how old he is...... Now I feel bad, but it's okay.

Aunt Teresa's children: 1, Kallie. 2, Kirsten. 3, Kaden. 4, Kinsey. 5, Kolten. All spelled with K for some reason.

Dad's Children: 1, Brooke. 2, Bridgette (me). 3, Isabelle. 4, Benjamin, Jr. (Jack is his nickname. Don't ask). 5, Baylie. We all have B besides Isabelle. My parents planned to call her Belle when she was born, but it never happened.

Aunt Sarah has no children, though we are hoping she has some when she gets married.

Uncle Jake's children: 1, Lucas. 2, Houston. 3, Lincoln. 4, Hudson. Houston was named after my great grandfather, Houston Jackson. Hudson was named after the other great grandfather, Bill Hudson. Lincoln and Lucas are all alone.

Aunt Jessie's child: 1, Stephen, Jr.

Uncle Jamal's children: 1, Lila. He is single but he has a daughter. She is very adorable.

That is my Dad's side of the family.