Meeny, Miny, and Moe

/ Micki

One of my followers, Pat, asked me to write about my kids.  The following is the truth, the whole, and nothing but the truth.  So help me, God.

These are my three boys.  Austin, Nate, and Jack.  They are amazing kids.  Austin, who is my AJ, is a first year law student at my alma mater – Indiana University.  Who could ask for more?  AJ is the perfect first child.  My middle son is Nate.  Nate is a senior and a finance major at the University of Dayton.  Nate is smart, sweet, and most importantly, he is striving to be employed upon graduation!  Finally, Jack.  Jack is my baby and a freshman in college.  He is a technical systems management major at the University of Illinois.  He is intelligent, charming, and confident.

These wonderful boys DRIVE ME CRAZY!!!  Sometimes, I don’t want to admit that they are mine.  That is when they are Meeny, Miny, and Moe.  Let me explain.  Meeny, aka AJ, is just that.  He can be high strung, argumentative, and he can be a meanie!  Perfect future lawyer.  Miny, aka Nate, sometimes thinks he is an FBI psychological profiler.  He has all the answers about how the universe works.  Miney asked me if my blog was “a cry for help?”  No LOL here.  Jack, aka Moe, is the perfect Moe!  At times you cannot make that boy do anything.  He moves at his own pace and he looks in the mirror constantly.

What else?  Well, there is the social drinking that more than challenges my comfort level.  And the cigars that get lit on those said drinking occasions. Finally, is the fighting.  Oh, the insults fly around the room like a ping-pong ball at breaking speed.  My favorites are:

  • “You will be living in my basement.”
  • “I will be buying your kids their Christmas presents.”
  • “Your wife will be in love with me.”
  • “22!”  (An inside joke that I will never reveal)

Yet, these boys are special.  They made it to college.  They are tight and love each other immensely.  They are good to me and to my husband.  They are hilarious.  They fight and they let it all go.  They are still maturing, so Meeny, Miny, and Moe show up less often with each passing year.  I am proud of them.  Three shiny pearls.  AJ, Nate, and Jack.

Still, help me, God!

6 thoughts on “Meeny, Miny, and Moe”

  2. You have so much to be proud of!! Three handsome, bright, kind men who will make the world a better place. ✨💛✨

    • Karen. Thank you. They are a work in progress. And human. They are learning and maturing. We work through the mistakes together – which is my biggest advice. Kids actions may disappoint, but I will never give up on them. I still learning, too!

  3. After Aunt Ethel passed, our family moved to Mack St. For about 6 months to help out. Every night at the dinner table there was a big debate between Uncle Al and Ab. I’ll never forget it.

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