I could probably write a book on little details that I love in all the shows I watch, but for now, I want to talk about WordGirl, and how Tim Botsford shares his family history.

It’s no secret that Tim Botsford is a family man. And I’m not just referring to how much he cares for his family, but also how passionate he is with his family history. He loves telling old family tales, keeping up family traditions and sharing family recipes. One little detail I find interesting is that he seems to share these things with Becky more than he does with TJ.

And some may find that odd. After all, TJ is his biological child, while Becky is not. So, wouldn’t it be more important/make more sense to share the family history with TJ instead of Becky? Since it actually is TJ’s family history, not Becky’s? That’s one perspective to have, but that’s not the perspective I have, and clearly not the perspective Tim has.

Part of the importance of knowing your family history is that it shows where you came from—why you are the way you are. Some of this is genetics, and obviously, this wouldn’t apply to Becky, but some of it is also upbringing, which does apply to Becky. It reminds me of a quote from iCarly (oddly enough). In a Christmas special for the show, Carly wishes her brother, Spencer, who raised her, had been “born normal” referring to his quirky behavior. After making this wish, everything in her life is different, and when she asks her wish-granting angel why this was, he responded: “You were who you were because Spencer was who he was.” This applies to Becky because a lot of who she is and is growing up to be is because of how her parents raised her. And how her parents raised her depends on their past and how they were raised and that all depends on where they came from.

Becky’s adoptive family history is just as important to who she is as her biological Lexicon heritage. And since her parents don’t know about where she genetically came from, they can still involve her in their family history. If they knew anything about where she came from, I guarantee you they’d try to bring those traditions into her life as much as they bring in their own traditions. But since they don’t know, it’s Bob’s job to show her that stuff. Anyway…

But isn’t it still odd that he seems to share this more with Becky than TJ? It’s still his family history too right? Well, part of this, I’m sure, has to do with personality. I’d imagine TJ gets easily bored with that kind of thing while Becky always seems to be at least a little interested. But I also think this is Tim’s little way of reminding Becky how much he loves her. She may not be related by blood, but dang it, she’s part of the family and he’s going to involve her in the family and their history no matter what.

Just a fun little thing that I love and find sweet.

I could probably write a book on little details that I love in all the shows I watch, but for now, I want to talk about WordGirl, and how Tim Botsford shares his family history.

It’s no secret that Tim Botsford is a family man. And I’m not just referring to how much he cares for his family, but also how passionate he is with his family history. He loves telling old family tales, keeping up family traditions and sharing family recipes. One little detail I find interesting is that he seems to share these things with Becky more than he does with TJ.

And some may find that odd. After all, TJ is his biological child, while Becky is not. So, wouldn’t it be more important/make more sense to share the family history with TJ instead of Becky? Since it actually is TJ’s family history, not Becky’s? That’s one perspective to have, but that’s not the perspective I have, and clearly not the perspective Tim has.

Part of the importance of knowing your family history is that it shows where you came from—why you are the way you are. Some of this is genetics, and obviously, this wouldn’t apply to Becky, but some of it is also upbringing, which does apply to Becky. It reminds me of a quote from iCarly (oddly enough). In a Christmas special for the show, Carly wishes her brother, Spencer, who raised her, had been “born normal” referring to his quirky behavior. After making this wish, everything in her life is different, and when she asks her wish-granting angel why this was, he responded: “You were who you were because Spencer was who he was.” This applies to Becky because a lot of who she is and is growing up to be is because of how her parents raised her. And how her parents raised her depends on their past and how they were raised and that all depends on where they came from.

Becky’s adoptive family history is just as important to who she is as her biological Lexicon heritage. And since her parents don’t know about where she genetically came from, they can still involve her in their family history. If they knew anything about where she came from, I guarantee you they’d try to bring those traditions into her life as much as they bring in their own traditions. But since they don’t know, it’s Bob’s job to show her that stuff. Anyway…

But isn’t it still odd that he seems to share this more with Becky than TJ? It’s still his family history too right? Well, part of this, I’m sure, has to do with personality. I’d imagine TJ gets easily bored with that kind of thing while Becky always seems to be at least a little interested. But I also think this is Tim’s little way of reminding Becky how much he loves her. She may not be related by blood, but dang it, she’s part of the family and he’s going to involve her in the family and their history no matter what.

Just a fun little thing that I love and find sweet.