I may have mentioned in the past the obsession Brazilian women have with their nails. The Canadoca is no exception. It used to be really difficult to get her to sit still long enough to trim her little nails. Actually, I've even referred to it as the weekly dogfight in the past. Not so much anymore now that I've discovered something about that little Canadocers. She's even more Brazilian than I thought. Can't stand even a little bit of dirt under her nails. This - along with her obsessive teeth brushing - is not a bad thing. I can think of several worse stereotypically Brazilian qualities she could have. But we won't talk about those today.
So the recipe for giving an 18 month old a manicure without any whining, screaming, or even wriggling? Feed child acai for breakfast, let her play with it with her fingers, let her realize the purple under her nails is not going to go away on her own no matter how many times we wash hands (in Canadoca's case it bothered her so much that she apparently pointed it out to the babysitter all morning! Even tried to convince us it was hurting her!), then enjoy the peace and quiet of having her relaxed and cuddly in my arms while I cut her nails without any fuss...
I love my little Brasileira.
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