We were discussing what the baby will call me, Nishu, and Kiran at dinner tonight. It was quickly established that Nishu and I will be Papa and Mama, but Kiran is a little uncertain about being called "Bhaiya," which means older brother in Hindi. Kiran whined that he just wants to be called Kiran. Even after suggesting that he could be "Kiran Bhaiya" just like Ajay Chacha calls papa "Nishu Bhaiya," he still wasn't going for it...I'm sure he'll get used to it, though.
Anyway, we were on the topic of family titles in Hindi and I asked Nishu what another relative would be called, to which he replied, "I don't know. Dada?" like I should know. So, I looked over and said, "I don't know, either. You should know, you're Indian!"
Kiran immediately corrected me. "He's from Wisconsin, mama!" he said. What a riot this kid is! We explained that papa is from Wisconsin but he's still Indian. Kiran then tried to convince us that I am Indian, too. Sorry, kid! He then proclaimed, "Well, I'm half Indian...because I've been to India!" He's almost got it.
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