02-13-2008

Confession

By Renae

Before even a sip of coffee passes my lips, I stumble to the bathroom counter for a small infinity-shaped box. The world is blurry until something corrects my vision. I have eyeglasses, but they are missing a nose piece, they are two prescriptions from current, and they are dangerous when children smash me in the face. So contacts are my preferred method for sharpening the view.

Yesterday morning, when I opened the left side of the distinct container only a few drops of water remained. Contacts don’t disintegrate over night, so I wondered what happened to it.

Sunshine, January 2008

This morning I found out. My four year old, Sunshine, followed me into the bathroom after our cuddle. She stared intently while I placed the plastic orbs in my eyes. Then the confession came,

Mommy, I ate your contact.

I’m glad I didn’t spend much time trying to find it. I never would have looked there.

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23 Comments

  1. Angel 02-13-2008, 9:27 pm

    I almost spit out my water while reading this I laughed so hard. Oh my! I bet you never in your life thought you would hear those 5 words used in a sentence!

  2. Renae 02-13-2008, 9:50 pm

    Angel,
    You are right! Who could imagine such a thing? I just wonder what she was thinking. She did say it tasted funny. Maybe I need to remind her of the food groups. Saline soaked plastic is not one of them. :)

  3. Emily SHS 02-13-2008, 9:53 pm

    Oh my goodness . . what a riot!!! :-)

  4. Emily@thelearningneverstops 02-14-2008, 1:19 am

    It’s nice to know that I’m not the only one w/ an outdated glasses prescription.

    And now I don’t have to eat my own contact. Your little girl settled that for me and since she didn’t head over to the other contact, I’ll just assume it wasn’t that great. :)

  5. Raddie 02-14-2008, 1:21 am

    I have a grin on my face.

    When I was four I put the dishes in the clothes dryer.

    I was only trying to help.

  6. Emily 02-14-2008, 7:16 am

    oh my goodness how funny!!

  7. tribeofautodidacts 02-14-2008, 8:29 am

    Oh no! *LOL* At least she ‘fessed up. :-)

  8. Miss Amanda 02-14-2008, 9:14 am

    Mrs. Renae
    Oh my! Wow… that is funny!
    Yes, I went through your blog to see if I could find something from you, but I couldn’t. :(
    Anyway, thanks for stopping by!
    Love, Prayers, and Blessings,
    Miss Amanda
    http://superangelsblog.com

  9. Renae 02-14-2008, 10:00 am

    Emily,
    I didn’t mention the fourth reason for wearing contacts: so I don’t have to pick out glasses! It’s too hard and it takes too long. And I’m so glad I posted this, so you know never to swallow your contacts. Feel free to pass the information on to your children, unless you think it might give them ideas.

    Raddie,
    Very helpful, indeed! :)

    Tribeofautodidacts,
    That’s true. I never would have known where that contact went if she didn’t tell me. Most importantly, I would have missed out on a laugh. I tried not to laugh when she told me, but a few chuckles escaped anyway.

  10. Melissa 02-14-2008, 10:10 am

    I know what it’s like to be blurry! Good luck with that! Heehee!!! What’d you give her for dessert? :)

  11. Shannon 02-14-2008, 11:29 am

    Renae,

    I love those moments of levity! Thank you for your comment. We have had such a change in our lives so quickly! We so appreciate each day for its own blessings and really enjoy spending time with each other.

    Shannon

  12. Renae 02-14-2008, 11:50 am

    Melissa,
    Thanks for the laugh! It makes me wonder if the contact was just an appetizer. Maybe I better interrogate her. :)

    Shannon,
    Yes, parents can’t make these things up! What other job gives such variety? :)

    And you are welcome. I appreciate the poignant reminder of the brevity of life. We have no promise of living tomorrow on this earth.

  13. Jennifer in OR 02-14-2008, 12:10 pm

    Oh gracious!! Very cute, very curious, very mischievious!

  14. Mandi 02-14-2008, 6:25 pm

    This just cracks me up! Love the picture of your little angel too! What a doll! I cant believe that she ate it! ( :

    My now 4yo dumped my contacts down the drain when he was three - I have been wearing glasses ever since. What’s really bad is that my back up pair of glasses were broken when he dumped the contacts and so I had to try to find new glasses half blind! I am sure everyone at the eye doctor thought I was crazy trying on glasses and then getting my face right up next to the mirror so that I could see how they looked! ( :

  15. Renae 02-14-2008, 7:55 pm

    Jennifer,
    That describes my Sunshine perfectly! She’s smart and adventurous, too, so I’m going to have lots of stories.

    Mandi,
    I still can’t believe it either! Fortunately, I had one more pair of contacts. If anyone eats these, I may have to go back to glasses. Maybe I should pick out some new ones before I have to choose half blind. ;)

  16. Charity 02-15-2008, 7:39 am

    What a great story. I love age 4. Especially the morning cuddle. Somehow, it makes the confessions that come after much easier to handle!

  17. Rain 02-15-2008, 12:35 pm

    Oh my gosh this made me laugh SO Hard! I so needed a good laugh today!

  18. Rebecca 02-15-2008, 8:04 pm

    HAHAHAHAHAHA! You have to wonder, what is going on behind those little eyes sometimes? I mean, it makes sense to *them*…but she’s never see *you* eat one…

    I hated picking out glasses too…the problem is, I was so near-sighted (20/200) that when i tried on the frames in the shop, I couldn’t see far enough to know what they looked like in the mirror. So I never really knew quite what I was getting until it was too late and the lenses were in. I had laser surgery a couple of years ago though — no more glasses!

  19. JHS 02-17-2008, 1:44 pm

    OMG . . . despite 30+ years of wearing contacts and 2 kids, that’s a new one! I sincerely hope you wear soft lenses. :-)

    Thanks for contributing this post to this week’s Carnival of Family Life, hosted at Modern Sage — Practical Living Blog. The Carnival will be live tomorrow, so please stop by and peruse all of the wonderful articles submitted this week!

  20. Melinda 02-17-2008, 6:00 pm

    Oh my gosh that is so funny!!! At least she confessed! : )

  21. heather 02-18-2008, 8:52 am

    Thank you for the giggle–I was trying desperately not to snort out loud because my husband was sleeping nearby! That is one of the reasons I haven’t worn contacts since I got pregnant with my first–it is too tempting for little ones! My middle child would have been the one to eat it but she would have also squirted all my contact solution all over the bathroom just for fun. :) (Just like she did with marker, deodorant, shampoo, and baby powder.)

  22. Renae 02-18-2008, 9:10 am

    Rebecca,
    Laser surgery would be nice, but my husband wants to go first. After we pay for the mini van and the septic tank and after we plumb the bathroom and replace the back door and…. ;)

    Heather,
    Oh, my! I know about that. Sunshine likes to “paint” with the toothpaste. Once she used my mascara to carefully turn each of her toenails black. There is some magnetic draw to the bathroom counter. Maybe it’s because she wants to be like me. I better be good. :)

  23. Michelle Robinson 02-21-2008, 5:13 pm

    Yes, I wonder what in the world she was thinking? ROFL Hmmmm…Mommy just took that out of her eye last night, so I think it might be tasty? LOL Thanks for the giggle!

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