Tinker family (Bluewater Village)

Tinker family


Description
Wanda and Stephen hoped their toy shop would be in the family for generations to come, but their daughter seems to have other plans. Can Melody follow her own dreams and still keep her parents happy?

Name	Tinker family
Members	Wanda Tinker, Stephen Tinker, Melody Tinker
Number of generations	2 generations
Family connections	Zarubin family
Other information
Game	The Sims 2: Open for Business
Playability	Playable
Neighborhood	Bluewater Village

For other families with this surname, see Tinker family (disambiguation).

The Tinker family is a pre-made family residing in Bluewater Village in The Sims 2: Open for Business. They display a natural disposition towards toy-making. Although they have everything they need to open their own store in their backyard, they have not yet opened it when first played. The Open for Business Prima Guide says that you should have them purchase the lot Inner Child Toys and Gifts; however, they are not even close to having enough simoleons to purchase it. The family started out when Ron Tinker married Lauren Tinker, and they had a son named Stephen. He married Wanda, the daughter of Damion and Autumn Zarubin. They had a daughter named Melody.

A family in The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle shares the last name with this family, but it is unlikely that the two families are related to each other.

Onomatology

Tinker: One who enjoys experimenting with and repairing machine parts. A clumsy repairer or worker; a meddler.
Melody: A tune; sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase or a studious and quiet woman.
Stephen: From Stephanos, meaning "crown and garland".
Wanda: Means "vandalism". Also possibly (Old German) "wanderer".
Ron: "Having the gods' Power", from rögn "gods", lit. "decreeing powers" (pl. of regin "decree") + valdr "ruler".
Lauren: "A shimmering effect seen over a hot surface".