“A Gorgeous Sexy Life… Timmy’s take on the world.”
Timmy’s Take on Marriage and Sex:
“People marry to keep each other warm!” Though Timmy is content as a bachelor, his answer to why people get married always seems to make women sigh and swoon. “People marry to keep each other warm!”, he’ll declare. No one every told him that answer. He just decided it made sense…and perhaps it does. Having someone to hold you and keep you warm when the world can seem so cold, seems like a good reason to marry! “I am warm enough!” If marriage is made to keep people warm, then Timmy is quick to explain that he is quite warm enough, thank you! Mommy, Sir, and Roxy (his little Pomeranian dog) keep him quite comfortable, so he has no plans of heading to the alter. He is committed to bachelorhood, unlike those obviously very “cold” guys in the family who need someone to keep them warm.
Timmy’s Take on God and Heaven:
“Who’d want to see that old dead thing?” A few years back, our dog Macy- who had been in the family for more than eight years- got sick and suddenly died. We were all very sad and buried her in the yard with a doggie funeral. Later that night, as we reminisced about our beloved pet, someone asked Timmy, “Wouldn’t you love to see Macy right now?” Timmy looked at us incredulously and said, “Who’d want to see that old dead thing?”
Timmy’s Take on Valuing Himself and His Abilities:
“You gotta be smart like me!” Once when Timmy saw me struggling to carry old chairs a block to the recycling center, he said, “you do it like this, B Jean,” and proceeded to stack all four chairs on his three-wheeler bike and finish the job in half the time. I said, “Timmy, how did you do that?” He very confidently replied, “you gotta be smart like me.” Timmy doesn’t think in abstracts and, as a result, is brilliant in practical day-to-day living. And, when it comes to recalling details, Timmy is a genius! Our Dad, (Sir), used to fly small airplanes. Whenever Timmy came with him to the airport, Sir would quiz Timmy, asking him to identify the type of airplane by the sound of its engine while flying, and 99% of the time, Timmy would know the answer!
Timmy’s Take on Finances and What’s Valuable:
“I bet that cost five thousand dollars.” For Timmy, that’s the cost of anything he finds of value: a sofa, a new shirt, a house, or even an ink pen. Many years ago, Mommy had a rummage sale and Timmy was selling a small pair of weights. Mommy labeled the weights at a bargain $5.00 and was surprised that, by the end the the day, they still hadn’t sold. Until she noticed the price tag! Unbeknownst to any of us, Timmy added three zeros, to make sure the buyers knew the weight set’s true value: $5,000.00 of course!
Timmy’s Take on Trust and Fear:
“I’m not scared of monsters.” Timmy’s Uncle Billy, who also has Fragile X, had a vivid fear of monsters. Once, Sir overheard Uncle Billy and Timmy talking about it. Uncle Billy said, “Tim, are you scared of monsters?” Timmy replied, “Don’t know as I ever saw one!” For Timmy it was all so simple. Why would you be afraid of something you’ve never seen? That’s just silly.
Timmy’s Take on What’s Frustrating:
“You Baboon!” That’s your name when you have pushed Timmy beyond what he can bear! Timmy will loudly declare, “YOU BABOON!” Immediately, he feels badly and apologizes But if you don’t quickly correct the attitude or actions that earned you the Baboon label, you’ll most likely be called it again (especially if you forget to put your seatbelt on). Of course he’ll apologize again. But, the cycle of insult and apololgy wont’ stop until you rightly change your behavior.
Timmy’s Take on Telling the Truth (no matter what):
“Sure beats starvin’ to death!” For Mommy and Sir’s 50th wedding anniversary, our family embarked on a cruise to celebrate! It was quite the luxury for all of us, especially when it comes to the lavishly prepared and beautifully presented food on board. One night as we enjoyed our gourmet meal of lobster and steak, we asked Timmy what he thought of the dinner. “Sure beats starvin’ to dearth!”, he declared. And, boy…was he right!
Timmy’s Take on Helping Others:
“Sure! I will do that for you!” Is Timmy’s usual response when asked o do even the most mundane task. Timmy, can you carry this big suitcase? “Sure!” Timmy can you help me wash the car? “Sure! Of course I will.” Timmy works hard serving people all day. He doesn’t sit down very often. He washes dishes. He cares for his Pomeranian dog, Roxi. He makes “gorgeous, sexy” coffee and tea. He helps Mommy, Sir and anyone else who asks all day long. And, if you ask him why he works so hard, he’ll simply say, “I don’t want to be lazy, you know. Someone’s gotta do it!”
I am very confident that when that final day comes, Timmy will hear Jesus say, “Well done good and faithful servant! You have been faithful over little. I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your Master.” Or maybe, Jesus will speak in words Timmy might better understand, “Timmy, you have led a gorgeous, sexy life! Now it is your turn to cheat. Come be my copilot and enter into the Lord’s house…and tell your friends and family, “Sure! I’ll save you a place at the table!”
