There is a certain facial characteristic that comes from my mom's side of the family. We've called it the Longtin Chin for years and years. My Grandfather had it, my mom, aunts, and uncle all have it. I've got it (although mine if hiding under my beard). I passed it on to my children. Garrison in particular has a very pronounced Longtin chin (see picture). But, I noticed that all my kids have it to one degree or another. Anyway, my nephews on my wife's side like to come over and play with my kids. They are older than my children, but still enjoy playing together. Josiah, the oldest, likes to grab Garrison's chin, shake it, and say "I love your blubby chin". He's not being mean. He really likes it. I hadn't seen him do this but the other day when we were driving in the car I heard of of my boys refer to the blubby chin. I asked Joi what that was all about. She explained the story to me and it made more sense. "Blubby" is short for "blubbery"...a term that Josiah made up to explain the chin. It's not that it's fat. It's just that there is a small, round, bulb of flesh that sticks out in a circle near the button of our chin. So, I explained to my boys that the blubby chin is actually the Longtin chin and that it was handed down from generation to generation from the Longtin side of the family. It's a distinct characteristic that those of us with Longtin blood have passed down through our children. I have it. So does my sister, Sarah. I also have the Copeland nose, but that's a different blog. Anyway...it made me laugh to see my boys grab each others chin blubber, shake it, and say to each other...."I love your blubby chin!" I love it, too. It's very cute on them.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
The Blubby Chin
There is a certain facial characteristic that comes from my mom's side of the family. We've called it the Longtin Chin for years and years. My Grandfather had it, my mom, aunts, and uncle all have it. I've got it (although mine if hiding under my beard). I passed it on to my children. Garrison in particular has a very pronounced Longtin chin (see picture). But, I noticed that all my kids have it to one degree or another. Anyway, my nephews on my wife's side like to come over and play with my kids. They are older than my children, but still enjoy playing together. Josiah, the oldest, likes to grab Garrison's chin, shake it, and say "I love your blubby chin". He's not being mean. He really likes it. I hadn't seen him do this but the other day when we were driving in the car I heard of of my boys refer to the blubby chin. I asked Joi what that was all about. She explained the story to me and it made more sense. "Blubby" is short for "blubbery"...a term that Josiah made up to explain the chin. It's not that it's fat. It's just that there is a small, round, bulb of flesh that sticks out in a circle near the button of our chin. So, I explained to my boys that the blubby chin is actually the Longtin chin and that it was handed down from generation to generation from the Longtin side of the family. It's a distinct characteristic that those of us with Longtin blood have passed down through our children. I have it. So does my sister, Sarah. I also have the Copeland nose, but that's a different blog. Anyway...it made me laugh to see my boys grab each others chin blubber, shake it, and say to each other...."I love your blubby chin!" I love it, too. It's very cute on them.
3 comments:
I love each of our boys' different characteristics! It makes them unique and very special!
The blubby chin is on both the Longtin and Raiche sides of the family. We're descended from the original founders population Quebecois on both the Longtin and Raiche sides, and it's one of the characteristics.
I love my blubby chin!
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