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King of Halloween

Why I got my Name

Everyone asks why my full name is Jack, The Pumpkin King. I may as well tell you now, my Mommy is to blame for that business. When I was first brought home, I didn't have a name for a couple days. Daddy wanted a traditional Japanese name for me, his big and tough baby boy! Mommy protested that all the family members like Mom-mom and Pop-pop would have a lot of trouble with complicated names. She also wanted something short so I could recognize it easily.

There was much debate, and some very odd options came to the table. I was almost 4 months old at this time and going through a quick growth spurt. Mommy mentioned how skinny and tall I was compared to when they first saw me as a scared little ball of fluff. She said, "He looks like Jack Skellington!" The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of her favorite movies and she thought it was awfully funny. After all Jack Skellington is a 'Master of Fright', and he'll 'scare you right out of your pants'. I, on the other hand, was just plain scared all the time.

The name stuck. I have gotten much better in dealing with my fears during the two and a half years with my pet parents, but I'm not King of Halloween quite yet.