Child Models

Today, I did something with my kids that I never thought I would do...I took them to a casting call.

By no means, are my children aren’t begging to be child models. Dressing up and having their photos taken isn't always their thing. They just want to be kids. So why did I drag them all the way to Wisconsin for a casting call? Perhaps selfishly, I made this choice for me. But why? I’ve been thinking about this and I think what it comes down to is that I crave new and creative experiences...I like to learn.

As a parent there is so much of life that has become routine and sometimes mundane. I do love being a mother but sometimes I miss the variety of my pre-child life. So now, when a new opportunity presents itself I try to grab onto it. So today, we tried something out-of-the ordinary. This morning, my kids were numbers 108, 109, 110 and they stood or sat dutifully on the green marked x on the ground while they smiled for the camera.

There isn't any guarantee that my kids will ever be used for a photo shoot and that's ok, the opportunity was there and we took it. Rejection and failure will always be a part of life but we will never learn if we don't try. Hopefully, along the way we help our kids build self-confidence and teach them to have the courage to try new things. 

I still don't think head shots are in our future, but I'd happily drive (or have my husband drive) to Milwaukee any day for the chance of having my children featured in some darling Florence Eiseman.