Q+A: ELIANA

                                                                  

                                                                                    

The tired adage is true … kids really do say the darndest things. It’s in the spirit of the funny, thought provoking and sometimes shocking things kids say that we bring you Kid Q&As, a new series spotlighting cool kids in our community.

For this, our inaugural edition, we sat down with Eliana, who just happens to be little sister to our lifestyle editor Nicole Jordan. Eight-year-old Eliana loves her dog Bella, has a penchant for rubber-band jewelry and is enamored with all things American Girl.

1.    Favorite thing you own? My dog Bella.
2.    Thing you most wish you owned: An iPhone.
3.    What do you like most about yourself? That I believe in myself.  
4.    What do you want to be when you grow up? A vet.
5.    One word to describe you would be ____? Hmm … dancer.
6.    What advice would you like to give to the grown-ups in your life? That if you do
good things, then good things will happen to you.
7.    Who’s the smartest person to ever live? Taylor Swift 
8.    Who’s the strongest person in the world? Brother-in-Law Ben
9.    What do you think you will be doing 10 years from now? Being a gymnast.
10.  What’s the best thing about being a kid? That I have big brothers and a big sister.
11.  What is your big dream? To be a gymnast in the Olympics.
12.  What makes you feel afraid? When people scare me really good. 
13.  Where do you dream of going? I’ve already been there, but I want to go there again: Florida.
14.  If you could magically have any talent, what would it be? To stretch as long as I want to. 
15.  What is the nicest thing someone has ever done for you? My mom letting me have brothers and a sister.
16.  What is your favorite outfit? My short little dress that has no sleeves at all. 
17.  If you could be any animal what would you be? I’d be a dog to experience the life of being a dog. 
18.  If you could travel in a time machine, what era in history would you like to visit? Whenever mommy and daddy were born … to see what they looked like.
19.  What is the hardest thing about being a kid?  That’s easy ... the bullies. People can bully you as a kid. 
20.  If you could make one rule that everyone in the world had to follow, what rule would you make? Everyone has to have a pet. It doesn’t matter what animal. It’ll guard them and help them and keep them safe. 
21.  Anything else you want people to know about you? I’m a gymnast in training. 

By Nicole Jordan