Chit chat with a six year old

Part of my vision board includes: "Make New Friends". or at least try.

So yesterday, I made one...with a 6 year old.

I was at the car wash, waiting, and honestly grateful with the errand so I can kill time by writing in my gratitude diary and read up on my books that I got last Christmas.

This little girl, who happens to be the daughter of the owner of the car wash and resort walked up to me and asked:

"What's your name?"

"Kristine. How about you?"

"My name is Thea."

She asked me what am I doing, I told her I'm reading a book while waiting for my car. It just so happen that I still have the loot bag from a children's party that I attended the night before, so I gave her the bubble jar I'm playing with previously and it also happen that I found a princess ring in the car seat. I also gave it to her.

She was obviously delighted. She asked me:

"Are you rich?"

"No I'm not"

Then she said: "We're rich. You should go to our house so we can give you money so you can be rich too!"

(For the protection of this rich kid, I am just posting a photo of her hand with the princess ring that I gave her.)

We got into talking. Actually, she did most of the talking. Part of my new year's resolution is to be a really good listener. 

She told me about her school and she will be transferring schools next school year. She told me she likes to talk and make friends with strangers. She even pointed out the house of her uncle (they live in a big compound where there is a resort, a badminton court, and a day care center). Sometimes I get nervous when talking to kids. They tell you the truth, sometimes things you don't want to know or hear, and most of the time, because you already know. Then she asked:

"Are you a mommy or a daughter?"

"What do you think?"

"You're a daughter!"

Whew. That was close!

She must have realized that she's been talking way too much so she said: "Are you nervous?"

"No, I'm not" ( I'm really amused)

"If you're nervous, just breathe in and out."

"Really? How do you breathe in and out?"

And she took a deep breath and released a giant exhale. 

The attendant told me that the car is ready. As I was getting my things, she asked again:

"How old are you?"

I pushed my luck. "Make a wild guess."

"Forty."

Que horror! 

Alright! That's it! I'm gulping that 12 glasses of water a day that this article claimed to have shed 10 years off a woman's age!