Why not a boy amma?

Was talking to my cousin Sugan in CA the other day. She recalled an interesting encounter with her 4 yr old son Shreyas. Sugan has been frequently reminding him that Karthik uncle and W aunty are soon getting married in India. So Shreyas wanted to know what a 'marriage' is. Sugan sits him down and explains how when 2 people love each other, they want to spend the rest of their lives together and have kids and all that good stuff. At the end of her lecture, Shreyas comes up with the next question "When am I getting married amma?" in that cute kiddo American accent. Sugan smiles to herself and tells him that once he grows up like Karthik mama, she will find him a very cute girl.

And now for the clincher! What do you think Shreyas' follow-up question would have been? If you haven't guessed already, please refer to the title of this post.

I was rolling around with laughter while Sugan was cursing herself for settling down close to SFO. She's probably hoping Shreyas chooses the fireman costume over the fairy costume for halloween. Ah! kids these days...

Disclaimer: Not that there is anything wrong with it!