Photos by: Derek Woollam www.westriverphoto.ca/

Sadly, this seems to apply only to your own mother. Not if you’re THE mother.

Last week little Cy badly needed his nails trimmed. He was starting to look like an exorcist baby from all the self-inflicted scratches on his face. My mom happened to be here when Dust and I attempted to trim them using our brand new baby clippers.

My mom took one look at the contraption and asked: “Why don’t you just use small manicure scissors? They’re much easier.”

To which I replied: “No. These are specifically designed for babies and therefore safer.”

She just shrugged and let me be. Shortly thereafter, Cy almost ended up a pinky short…

This week, I tried the scissors. Sure enough, MUCH MUCH easier.

Moral of the story? Baby nail clippers suck.

Oh yeah, and listen to your mother. Even if you are a mother. Sigh.

(pics courtesy of derek woollam – thanks D!)