I decided this evening it was time to take the week old nail polish off my toes and Eve’s toes. She begrudgingly agreed and we headed for the bathroom. As we settled in with the cotton balls and nail polish remover she asked if she could put the remover on the cotton balls herself. I said no and explained that it could spill easily, and as I was doing that I spilled it!! First time I have ever spilled nail polish remover! It hit the counter and splashed up, right into Eve’s face! She screamed a scream I’ve never heard before and it was horrible. Luckily we were right near the sink so I pushed her head over the sink and started rinsing her whole face. She kept saying, “I need a cloth, I need a cloth,” and I kept dumping handfuls of cold water on her face over and over, trying to explain that we need to rinse her eyes first, not dry her face. Finally her body stopped shuddering and she said her eye felt better. She was drenched! First with nail polish remover, then with cold water. Poor baby! I was able to get her calmed down (and me too!) and washed off and dried off, but I suspect that polish on her toes won’t be coming off any time soon!

A short while later, while reading stories, I gave her a huge squeeze and apologized (again!) for hurting her. I said I felt terrible and never want to hurt her. She said, “Oh mommy, if you just stop thinking about it the hurt will go away. That’s what I did and now my eye feels fine.” Wise words from a little girl. Sigh.