Tommie, Tommie and Tommy

My whole life there has been a Tommie/Tommy in it.  At New York Hospital in Queens while my Daddy and Uncle were at the bar, my Aunt Tommie (the regal Thomasina) was at her sister's side waiting for her to push me out.  All of my life she was always there for me and my Mama.  Don't get it twisted, she would yell, roll her eyes and curse, but she would never let us down when we needed her for anything. 
When we first moved back to Gary in 1980, my Mama & I moved from my Nana's house into a small two bedroom apt on 42nd and Adams St.  I passed by it a few days ago just to see if it was still there, it was and it looked EVEN SMALLER.  It was riding bikes in the Glen Park neighborhood with my friend Monifa that I met my 2nd best friend (after Mama).  This was the 2nd Tommie in my life (Tomeitha).  Tommie and I were two peas in a pod. Not physically, but in life.  Tommie was her mom's only child too.  We had so much in common and talked about EVERYTHING.  She is one of the FUNNIEST and most LOYAL friends I have ever had in my LIFE!  Tommie's mom was like my mom and vice versa.  Her mom passed a few years ago and since Tommie lives out of town we don't keep in touch as much as we did as teenagers/young adults but when we do talk, the love and loyalty is STILL THERE.
At a club in 1999, I met the last Tommy in my life.  This Tommy is the most HONORABLE man I've ever had in my life! No disrespect to any before him (except maybe a few, they know who they are. lol), but at the time those others were in my life we were at different places and had not grown to be the people we are now.  I know that Tommy loves me and mine.  There is NOTHING he wouldn't do for any of us.  He can be stern and temperamental, but I'm used to that. Because over the years I've noticed that he and Desmond have the same personality (Leo's, lol).  So what bothers most people about him is endearing to me.  So, I feel that I have come full circle with this name Tommie/Tommy from the beginning to the end, I'll always be loved by someone named Tommie/Tommy (of course among others).... :-)
I thank and appreciate all who will read. Peace.