Me: Good morning Genesis!
Genesis: *growls and glares*
Rosa: GENESIS! SAY GOOD MORNING! (from the kitchen)
Genesis: Hola Joy.
Me: Hola Genesis.
(sits down across the table from Genesis to eat breakfast. Looks up to notice Genesis has a handful of her scrambled eggs and has started to squeeze it so that all the grease and water is coming out between her small fingers)
Me: Genesis, eat with you spoon.
Genesis: ya ya. I want a fork. (takes a fork continues to eat with her hand)
Me: Genesis, eat with your fork!
Genesis: okay. (scoops the food using her hand onto the fork before putting it in her mouth)
Me: Genesis! Use your fork!
Genesis: What? You want to give me a gift?
Me: No, I don't have a gift. (In English), Where in the world did you get that idea?
Genesis: What did you say then?
Me: (giving up) Nothing.
Genesis: WHAT DID YOU SAY!
Rosa: Genesis! Eat quickly, stop fighting with La Joy! (from her bedroom)
Genesis: I was just asking what Joy said!
Rosa: She didn't say anything! She was just singing! Joy likes to sing when she eats breakfast!
(I am laughing at this point)
Genesis: But she'll drop her food on the floor!
Rosa: No, Joy pays attention when she sings. Now hurry up, we're going to be late! (from the terrace)
(More laughter from me. Stops laughing and dodges Genesis as she tries to wipe her greasy hands on my arm.)
"Don't let Genesis clean herself with La Joy!" -Josue, from another meal. A sign that Genesis likes to use me to clean up after she eats.
Genesis turned 5 yesterday! It was also my Ecua-Grandpa's birthday so we had a 3 hour long lunch to celebrate. We ate cuy and a special chicken soup. Some of the lunch conversation involved cuy castration, which was strange but I guess practical? We also had delicious chocolate cake.
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