Just some quick and fun facts about Jack as a kid:

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Swimming: Jack learned to swim when he was eight, from a woman in Mistress Ching’s fleet – albeit unintentionally. Jack had been watching her and some others train, and fell in – after, she turned a blind eye to his trotting in on every lesson and nothing about it was ever said. When Teague discovered Jack could swim – although he had not been told to hide how he learned it – Jack covered for Mistress Ching and informed the man that the mermaids taught him. He stuck to that story for the rest of his life. 

Sea Turtles: It was Teague who ‘mythified’ sea turtles by blaming them for various things, which caused Jack to have a deep wealth of love for them that went above the norm. As a kid, it was not uncommon for him to simply pick up a sea turtle and trot off with it / carry it around with him. It took him a long time to learn bigger did not mean better with sea turtles, it simply meant tortoise. 

Grandmama: One good thing about Grandmama was her annual barbecue’s – there’s no other word for it. It was a big get together, pigs were roasted on the spit, Teague performed some kind of magic Jack to this day has never figured out ( he’s just a good cook, don’t tell Jack ) and Gibbs always made sure Jack got prime cuts, which he was generally never ambitious enough to earn properly otherwise. These are among Jack’s fonder childhood memories.

Hide & Seek: Living in Shipwreck Cove had its ups and downs, but a place like that is a haven for hiding and mischief. Jack loved exploring – which generally meant escaping Teague and staying escaped long enough to do so, and that meant developing good hiding skills. Doubtless, growing up constantly slipping arguably one of the most intelligent men in Shipwreck and hiding from Teague’s crew and countless other scallywags is a fundamental aspect for how Jack became so wily in his escape artistry as an adult. 

Pranks: Jack has always been mischievous and a little reckless. He learned to manage Teague’s drunkenness with certain lords of the Brethren Court by sneaking into the rafters and dropping canes on their heads, among other tricks, and it was not uncommon to find him sneaking about with the intent to cause a little trouble for someone whenever he was stuck at Shipwreck.