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Once the mainstay of all promises adolescent, I wonder is the pinky swear dead?\u00a0 This was the outward consummation of all promises that were binding for life.\u00a0 It cannot be broken by anything including the crossing of fingers and toes.\u00a0 Press your thumbs together at the end while stating the promise and the deal is sealed. \u00a0\u00a0It became the pinky swear because if you didn\u2019t live up to your promise you risked having your pinky cut off.\u00a0 The good news is that if a pinky swear is broken all bets are off; you owe that person nothing from the past or going forward.<\/p>\n

Can one make a pinky swear by phone?\u00a0 By email? By text? Do the words pinky swear in themselves cement a deal?\u00a0 I wonder.\u00a0 I\u2019d like to think that one can make a pinky swear by text as it\u2019s one of the ways I\u2019ve been trying to get my dear friend back to her fitness class.\u00a0 She\u2019s stuck, or discouraged, or something, surely not just lazy.\u00a0 Truth be told, she\u2019s fun, entertaining, full of stories and I miss her.\u00a0 I should check my motivation, I guess, because I\u2019m a bit tired of going to class alone.\u00a0 It takes more and more to motivate myself as the days grow shorter and the wind gets colder.\u00a0 Staying home with a glass of wine and a good book is ever more tempting.\u00a0 But I go.<\/p>\n

I believe in the power of a pinky swear and I hope that she decides that her health and the continued camaraderie of good friends, good music and increased energy is more important than a glass of wine and a good book.\u00a0 Besides, I don\u2019t know how much longer I can make it on my own.\u00a0 Baby its cold outside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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