Many of you may remember that a whilego, my stepson Timi was livng with us, as his mother had come on extraordinarily difficult times, and couldn’t provide for him and his older sisters at all. It was almost precisely one year ago today that Timi left here, and went back to live with his mom (April 12th, 2002, to be exact).
But for many reasons that even I don’t fully understand, Timi’s mother has once again decided that she cannot care for her children at this time. So, Timi is here, again.
Dianasaur & Johnzilla have been waiting all weekend for this. Bad weather prevented my husband from travelling to pick him up. Now, I know that my kids just love their big brother, but the reception he got when he walked into the house today has convinced me that the little ones are not just his siblings–they’re his groupies. OH my Goddess. The shrieks of joy that Timi heard–while he was OUTSIDE the house, and all of the doors and windows were shut–were so loud and outrageous that Timi thought it was the TV. Like preteens at an NSync concert, they were.
And it was all I could do to keep from acting just like them.
Tomorrow will be busy. Timi needs a few things, and we’ve got to enroll him in school. Tomorrow also happens to be my husband’s birthday, so we’ll have birthday-type stuff to do, also.
But…I’m just glad he’s here. So, so glad he’s here, safe, and happy.
That’s good news to hear he’s going to be in such a loving, supportive household. Hopefully his mother is doing whatever she needs to do to get back on her feet.
Just wondering: is Timi just an unconventional spelling of Timmy, or does it have another (cultural?) origin? I ask because I knew a guy named Timi, who was from Indonesia. And a Timo too, but that’s a Finnish name.
I wish I could give you an answer that dovetailed with yours, peepthis. Unfortunately, I cannot.
My stepson’s name is Timothy. He’s named after my husband (his father). My husband is a musician. A guitar player, to be precise. And Jimi Hendrix is one of my husband’s biggest influences. My husband suggested spelling Timi that way (as a joke, actually–when they were picking names before Timi was born, my husband also suggested Marshall Stack :rolleyes:), and Timi’s mom thought that the unconventional spelling was actually pretty cool. And that’s how it came to be.
