Do you think dad will be upset if I have Brent’s parents call each other “Kitten” and “Stormy?” I asked my wife and brother as we all ate dinner last week. Kitten and Stormy were terms of endearment my parents used for each other.

The cause of my worry was due to the fact that I feel they never used the terms casually. Yes, these were pet names. But they were sacred terms. It was never something cheap or saccharine. There was meaning behind the names that probably they only understood.

So I waited until the last day of the arch to see how I felt about Brent’s parents. I wanted to try them on first and see if they were worthy of being the fictional characters who took on this particular legacy.

I’ve decided that I really like the Siennas. I’m glad I waited this long to introduce them. I look forward to writing about them more. Brent and Jade are an outlet for expressing my opinions about my own marriage. But Rip and Molly are a wonderful opportunity to explore the unique dynamic I saw in my own parents. They truly don’t make married couples like that any more. It’s just a different time now.

So yes, there is a lot of my parents in Rip and Molly Sienna, but they are fictional characters. I imagine that when they were in their 20’s and 30’s Rip and Molly had some grand adventures. Maybe one day I’ll write about those. I decided today that “Rip” is short for “Ripcord.” I wonder where that name come from?

It’ll be fun to find out with you guys one day