Como un Jefe! AKA "Like a Boss!"

Hola! I'd like to take a couple minutes to simply recount my experience living with a 6 year-old Spanish girl...so here goes!

The other day when I arrived to my host family's house, Paula (6 year-old daughter) asked Michaela, Molly, Hailey, (the girls from America) and me to play with her in her room. She decided she would be the teacher and we would be the students. Everything sounds cute right now, right?

Well...then she made us read a book out loud. That was okay. All of a sudden she decided that I was a bad student and needed to stand in the "rincón" (corner) of the room. I played along with her and tried to creep out of the corner a couple times, but each time I went to move, she would point and yell at me to get back! Meanwhile, Michaela, Molly, and Hailey sat comfortably on her bed!

Basically this is what I looked like...

She then demanded that we sing like Violeta, a popular Disney Channel star in Spain. I began to sing and she yelled "para!" demanding that I stop! Apparently my voice does not resemble that of Violeta's....

Finally I was permitted to sit down on the floor. At this point we were all watching Paula sing with her microphone. Molly and I tried to get a picture of Paula, (she looked so cute!) but Paula got mad and stole our phones. We yelled "Paula, no eres mi madre!" AKA "Paula, you're not my mom!" and again continued to play along. Before long we became simply too overwhelmed with this game!

Cute and innocent ;)

Then...several days later Paula decided it would be fun to lift my dress up multiple times right next to the kitchen. She wanted to see what color my underwear was...believe me...I tried to resist. Just after, she wanted to look through my closet to see what other clothing items I brought! This child is just so curious!!!

We then proceeded to playing house. She was the mom and I was the child. I could only refer to her as "madre." She began making eggs for me in her play kitchen, but I demanded chocolate instead! As a result, she served me up a little plate of ice cream and chocolate on top of eggs. How lucky was I?!

Then a day or so later, I explained to Paula that Hailey (from Tennessee) would be celebrating her birthday on Tuesday, July 1st. Paula got especially excited and suggested that we make a card...and so we did! She got all of her markers out and began working diligently. Then, all of a sudden, she told me to grab the green marker...then the red marker...then the blue marker...as if I were her personal assistant! I asked if I could help with the coloring...she wouldn't allow it. I told her I could draw really pretty roses...and she finally gave in! While I had to beg and beg and beg...and stoop down to a 6 year-old's level...in the end we had created a beautiful birthday card!

In sum...Paula is curious, adorable, sweet, ridiculous, funny, fascinating, LOCA (crazy), y COMO UN JEFE (like a boss)!!!

P.S. If you're wondering about the 24 year-old Spanish son who lives with me...he recently told me his favorite basketball team is the Miami Heat. I tried to explain how Cleveland fans tend to feel about Lebron James....enough said.

Picture credits:
http://www.ahaparenting.com/parenting-tools/positive-discipline/timeouts