A Pinky Promise

Several months ago my son Zachary and I had a conversation about some military items I had for him. He had wanted a military issued army helmet and I had gotten him one from my Dad. I also told him that his Grandpa had also given me a gas mask to give him. Zachary was so excited. During this conversation I promised to get his military gear to him right away. Zachary in turn made a pinky promise to send me a picture of him in his gear. I was excited as I had not had a picture of my son in several years.

As promised I made sure to drop off his stuff right away as he was expecting me to do. Zachary knows Mom always keeps her promises. He was so excited to get his stuff and it was all we talked about on our next telephonic communication. It made me happy to hear the pure joy in his voice. At the end of this conversation Zachary's voice changed as he sadly told me his pupa wouldn't let him give me a picture. He apologized that he couldn't keep his pinky promise. I told Zachary that is was okay and I knew that he meant to keep his promises but sometimes promises spoken are sometimes broken and I knew it was not his fault.

Recently my family had come to town for my Grandfathers 65th birthday. My Dad had brought up alot of military gear for Zachary b/c my Dad had just retired from the Army and he knew Zachary would love it. After my Grandfathers party, my sister Kristen, her son Ethan, my dad and Alana went to Zachary's house to drop off the military gear. They knocked on the door and Zachary answered. Kristen introduced herself and Eathen, my dad introduced himself, Alana just stood there, it took Zachary a minute and screamed out his sisters name. Zachary was in shock as this was an unexpected visit. He yelled up to his puppa who was coming down the stairs while Zachary invited my family in without his pupas approval LOL.

The visit went well. My Dad showed Zachary how to use the gear and made him do pushups as they both giggled. Ethan played with Zachary's army men destroying Zachary's fort but thats what 2 year olds do lol. It was okay that I was not there it was important to me that my family got to see him. It was good for Zachary to see he has family that cares and wants to have a relationship with him. My siblings have called Zachary many times in the past but was always denied by the guardian to speak with Zachary. They still send him cards and gifts and I know they miss him to.

The most important aspect for me with this visit was unexpected. Zachary's pinky promise was kept. How Ironic.