Lessons in Tía-hood: Teenagers. They Won't Listen to You, But They Will Listen to Their Friends.

The other night when me tocó vela (when it was my turn to sleep in the section with the girls), everyone got into their beds without putting up much of a fight, but one girl just couldn't quite stop with the chitchat.

"Girls. Quiet please. People are sleeping."

Chitchat chitchat chitchat.

"Julissa. Silence please."

Chitchat. Chitchat. Chitchat.

"Julissa."

Chitchat. Chitchat. Chitchat.

Yocari -- practically the leader of my group of girls -- chimes in: "Vos, Julissa. Shut up."

Not another peep. That figures.