Dramatis Personae

How do I write about my family while maintaining our privacy and avoiding repeated typing of awkward phrases like my fourteen-year-old son? Maybe by adopting cryptic little code names so you will know who in the family I'm talking about without knowing exactly who in the world any of us are.

S

Wife and mother. About the same age as myself. Housewife.

F

Son. Turns fifteen this year. Ninth grader.

M

Daughter. Turns twelve this year. Sixth grader.

J

Son. Turns nine this year. Third grader.

T

Daughter. Turns six this year. Kindergartener.

H

Son. Turns two this year. Toddler.