Available nationwide: Baby Girls’ Peach Dress with Hat by Carters just one you®, at Target
Just like that, #2 has earned her first real paycheck before hitting ten months old. High expectation Asian dad is satisfied by this development.
For reals though, I’m over the moon by this, as is mythical wife. Obviously biased, we’re always going to think that our daughters are the most beautiful children on the planet, but it’s nice and validating to know that corporate America also favors them in the eye test to the degree where they can be legitimate models for baby clothes.
It also helps that Carters corporate is based out of Atlanta, so we residents of the metro area have the luxury of basically getting first dibs at any of the calls they make out for model talent. And mythical wife, ever the eye for opportunities like this, always threw our kids’ names into the hat, and it just so happens that we finally got one of them into a little bit of national spotlight, with a genuine featuring at Target.
#2 was picked for a camera test, then the subsequent fitting, and then actually picked for formal shooting, and we knew it was only a matter of time before we’d eventually see her out in the wild. The thing is that they don’t tell you when and if they’re going to use what photos, and companies like Carters and Target hoard assets for years sometimes, so the question was just how soon, if at all, were we going to see our daughter in advertising?
Fortunately, it wasn’t that long, which is what mythical wife was suspecting, since she had a better understanding of what outfit to expect to see, since she was there for the shooting. And just like that, #2 graces the Target brand, representing their own collaboration with Carters, and people all over can actually see my child on a national level.
And lest I overlook my eldest child, #1 was actually a Carters baby as well during her first year. Picked for a camera test as well as a fitting, unfortunately she decided to have a meltdown during the fitting, and proceeded no further than that, but for all intents and purposes, she too, was a formally selected Carters baby as well. And most importantly, she still got a paycheck for her troubles too.
I couldn’t be prouder of both my beautiful kids, and hopefully this won’t be the last time they see the spotlight. But even if it is, I can still have the privilege to say that my kids have done a little bit of modeling in their lives.
