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Dear Frankie, Dear Lord! ________________________________________________________________

My Sis in law let me borrow the movie Dear Frankie. We were talking movies during Thanksgiving and what a fine actor Gerard Butler is. What? He is! He was a wonderful Phantom, and stunning King Leonides. We don't care about his abs at all. In the least. The subject didn't even come up! Uh hum.

Last night I finally watched it. I was on the cusp of crying from the beginning and with 50 minutes left I was just bawling my eyes out. Poor Riley. I don't know if she's quite used to me crying so openly during movies with her. I hope I didn't scare her. Man, I really let it rip! It was SUCH an amazing film. Don't let my freakish crying jag put you off. It has officially become one of my new favorite movies of all time.

The basic rundown is this. A single mom on the run from an abusive husband. She wants her son to have a father and tells him he's in the Navy or whatever the Scottish equivalent is. So he writes letters to his dad. And she writes back pretending to be his dad. And on it goes. The inevitable time has come when Frankie discovers his dad's ship is docking where they now live. Mom must now fine a "father" for Frankie or come clean about it all. Gerard Butler plays The Stranger who becomes Frankie's father for the day. *sigh*

I don't know why I was so touched. Well, we all have daddy issues, but I don't think that had anything to do with it. I so desperately want Michael and his sons (Timmy in particular) to be close and have that magical relationship that only father and son can have. Timmy is so hungry for his dad's love and acceptance and Michael can be pretty hard on him. Not that Tim doesn't deserve it, because he does. Tim does know his daddy loves him without a doubt. I don't know... I just worry. I'm really worried about their relationship. Probably for no reason, like all my other worries!

I'm so glad my sis in law is around, because she seems to appreciate Timmy. He's a spaz. He's whiney. He actually broke the wall the other day just from running his shoulder into it while bouncing around he house. He's also so loving. Smart as a whip. Incredibly caring especially of his brother and is thoughtful and artistic. I love him so much I could burst just thinking about him. Sis in law has three boys and she seems to understand him pretty well and gives him unconditional love. It's nice for him to have someone else besides his parents and grammy who isn't just annoyed by his wild energy.

posted by Terri at 1/08/2008 09:54:00 PM >6 comments

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