The first time I heard about a pinky promise was in a movie. I never made them or even heard of them as a child, but my children knew of them and probably made a few.
Curious about when they came about, I Googled it. I found an article in the Cardinal Chronicle and on Wikipedia about them and from that and other sources, discovered they've been around in the US since the 1860's, and that they probably originated in Japan. The most horrifying thing is that in Japanese, where it's called yubikiri, it means "Finger cut-off" ... ugh! I guess it's serious.
I know for Todd and Louise, the pinky promise is very serious. It's so solid a contract that Louise, despite her fear of the haunted Lacey Manor, accompanies Todd inside on his quest, a neighborhood right of passage, to shine a light from the attic window.
Have you ever made a pinky promise?
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