The comparing has already begun. Poor Kato. Or, maybe, poor Alden. It seems to be the way of things that once there is “the other” it’s almost impossible not to compare it to “one”. So far, there’s been a lot of “Wow, he’s so much stronger than Alden was!” or “Her head was way bigger than his is” or “I think he pees a lot more than she did” etc etc etc. Being the third child, I suffered my share of comparisons, but fortunately, people pretty quickly figured out I bore very little resemblance to my sister (way smart) or my brother (way cool). I guess when you’re just a small unfinished blob, it’s harder to convince people that you’re your own person.
One of the most common observations is that Kato looks “more Asian” than Alden. I vaguely remembered the days before Alden’s nest-head was quite so carefully cultivated, and decided to look back at some old photos from the days just after she was born. Can you believe it? It looks like these two were separated at birth! And were both Chinese! I’m sure 10 years from now when they ask who each of these is a picture of, I will have no idea.
Alden is on the left, Kato on the right.
We also noticed that Kato bears a striking resemblance to Victor Garber, the guy who played the dad on Alias (among other, more praiseworthy things).
Kato on the left, Victor Garber on the right.
I admit, we had to do a little ear readjusting for Kato’s photo.
Though I consider Mr. Garber a handsome guy, in that silver fox-y sort of way, I worry a little about the awkward stage that it looks Kato is doomed for (here is Mr. Garber in 1973):
It looks like he’ll be taking Alden’s hairstyle to the next level. And really, it’s one thing to assert your independence with a unique look, but I sure hope that he’ll pass on the red suspenders and eye makeup.
