I had finished one hand and had moved to the second hand. I had her left pointer in my hand, ready to clip. I had the clippers in position and she suddenly jerked her hand. Instead of clipping her nail, I took a chunk out of her finger. Like an actual chunk. It's not just a tiny nick. I actually took a chunk of flesh out of my daughter's sweet little finger. It bled for a good couple of minutes.
Blood was shed. Tears were shed - first by her and then by me. The entire time, she's looking up at me crying and fueling my guilt. Really, child? Do you think I don't already feel horrible? I caused my child to bleed and cry. I already feel like the worst mother ever. But there was no reasoning with her. She just continued to look up at me with red, teary eyes like, "how COULD you?" *sigh*
1 comment:
Oh Honey, this type of things happens to parents all the time. I know you feel terrible, but she's so young that she won't remember and hold it against you. She's probably already forgotten about it.
Give yourself a break and know that next time you will be super cautious so it probably will never happen again.
Mom
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