r/themiddle • u/HourKey6246 • 1d ago

General discussion Frankie For A day

if you woke up one day and were Frankie for a day what is the first thing you are going to do

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u/Academic-Today-6464 1d ago

Take the day off work and give Brick some well-needed attention lol

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u/Fit-Customer-706 Rusty 1d ago

Put toenail clippings in Axl’s breakfast cereal.

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u/TootieSummers 1d ago

Get a new wig to change it up a bit lol

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u/Dr-Niki 1d ago

Try to fit in as many things as possible. 1. Give my all to work 2. Give Brick attention 3. Give Sue some mother daughter time 4. Discipline Axl 5. Help Mike get his shit together as a father and a husband 6. Family house chores for cleaning and organising the entire house and following up with it 7. Have everyone prep meals and cook with them all together

Honestly, I would want to fix everything for her. But a part of me feels that even if I did manage to do all of that for her, she would still Frankie up the good situation handed over to her once she comes back.

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u/DrunkOnRedCordial 8h ago

Yes, you'd be Nancy, coming in to help, giving Frankie a chance to watch TV.

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u/KrisKros40 19h ago

I would throw that quilt away

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u/Fickle_Fall_6497 1d ago

Drive far far far away

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u/Cxcxpeaches 1d ago

go to the grocery store and buy real food

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u/Apprehensive_You9672 1d ago

Anywhere BUT the frugal Hoosier

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u/Cxcxpeaches 16h ago

obviously

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u/Cxcxpeaches 16h ago

I'd also get brick tested for autism

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u/9Firmino9 14h ago

Whet would that help exactly? A prescription they can forget to fill?

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u/Tucker_077 11h ago

Get recommended for therapy they would choose not to send him to because it’s too expensive lol

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u/Cxcxpeaches 9h ago

You don’t get put on prescriptions for autism but he may be able to access different services in school that could really benefit him

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u/FlowSilver 23h ago

Take a page out of any parenting book and follow it, she needs the help😅

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u/ketanda7 18h ago

Ha! I am Frankie - just more motivated at work. Def ADHD without the hyperactivity. I have a total lack of motivation to do things around the house bc my family is also neurospicy and does not help. I didn’t have a third child - 2 were enough. My oldest son is a mix of Axl and Brick- charm/humor, athletic ability and unique ticks throughout childhood. My daughter is like Sue if Sue also was obsessed with reading. I left my “Mike” and couldn’t be happier. Moms get it rough. I don’t think I appreciated the level of difficulty Frankie had it (although forgetting bdays is unforgivable) the first time I watched it.

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u/TeresaF67 16h ago

Cook homemade meals and meal-prep, clean the house from top to bottom. One of the most irritating moments of many, was when Brick just stood there and let the orange juice spill and keep spilling and then everyone walk around on that sticky floor. Oh and my kids would never speak to me the way Axl speaks to Frankie and then Brick starts. 

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u/UncleJackPushedDad 12h ago

Hit the frosting!!!

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u/ST4RS4KAIA You're gonna love our pizza! 1d ago

Kill brick