Credit: Burr Martin @therealburrmartin
All fathers are protective of their daughters, but Burr has showed this to the world in the funniest way ever
If the number of followers on Instagram is the yardstick for success, then the winner is definitely Chris Burr Martin. The Washington-based Instadad (@therealburrmartin) has more followers than his daughter, standing at almost 153,000. How did he do it? By recreating his daughter’s selfies and posting them on social media. From tank tops to tattoos, Burr does it all.
All the work certainly put Chris Burr Martin in the limelight. Burr has become an Instagram star in his own right. Now that’s what we call a real life superdad!
What was your daughter’s reaction when she found out about the photos?
She laughed as she knew what I was doing. She had posted a selfie and I thought a couple of the comments from the boys on her post were a little crude. I thought I’d let them know that her dad was out there and I saw them posting those things. It shows Cassie how strange the selfies would really look if someone like me was posting them. We’ve always teased each other.
Did the relationship with your daughter change?
We grew a little closer when we were flown to LA for a talk show segment and other TV interviews. I kept asking her to tone down her selfies as some were getting a little racy and I told her she didn’t need that kind of attention. She started to understand but I still got the eye-roll every time I mentioned it. I also realise that she can post whatever she wants to but once a parent, always a parent.
Credit: Burr Martin @therealburrmartin
Which one of the selfies you took is your favourite and why?
The one I like the most is the photo where her hand is under her chin, looking straight into the camera and showing her shark tattoo. It’s a simple one but I still love it. I also like it when people notice small things like that instead of copying her shark perfectly, I drew Jabberjaw, a cartoon shark from my own childhood.
How long does it take for you to recreate the selfies?
I’m actually getting pretty good at it. The famous white tank top one took the longest because I was so busy laughing at how stupid it all was for me to go to this length to tease her.
I would come out of the bathroom and show my wife a tattoo I drew, we’d laugh about it and then I’d try to go finish the tattoo in the mirror again, That whole process took almost an hour. For Father’s Day, Cassie recreated one of my selfies. I was in a cosplay X-Wing pilot costume from Star Wars. She remarked that it wasn’t so easy; matching smiles, smirks and hand gestures. She had finally understood how hard it was to make fun of her.
How does your daughter feel about you having more followers on Instagram than her?
She still talks about it sometimes, but I just tell her, ‘Hey, I’m the guy that has to put in all the work for it.’
