A video of a toddler's tender re-enactment of an eye drop routine with her doll has melted hearts all over TikTok, but the mom she copied it from told Newsweek of the tough time she experienced before shooting the adorable video.
It started when mom Tiara, from Utah, found herself in the challenging position of having to administer eye drops to her toddler, who was suffering from pink eye.
"Normally she loves medicines and Band-Aids, but she was not letting me put those eye drops in," said the 37-year-old told.
After exhausting all options, single mom Tiara had to pin her toddler's arms down to prevent her from swatting her away.
"I felt so bad because she called [her] dad and told him 'mommy scared me', which made me feel horrible," Tiara told Newsweek.
But unbeknown to Tiara, this difficult exchange was being absorbed by her daughter, as she later discovered her reenacting it with her dolls.
In the clip, Tiara's daughter sits on top of her dolls and says: "One drop, two drop, you did good!".
"She did it so sweetly encouraging them like I tried to with her. It melted my heart to see her processing the event positively and it was also hilarious," Tiara added.
The video, which has clocked up over two million views, prompted others to commend her efforts.
One TikTok user commented: "You're a great mom. As a single mother of adult children, I know it will be a tough battle but know that she will look back and love you even more."
Another said: "All I'm seeing is that she knew you did it to help her, she doesn't fully understand but she trusts you and knows you wouldn't hold her down for no reason."
One user, who works in pediatric care, also praised Tiara and reassured her that "she is not traumatized at all!".
"I think in moments like this when you know something is going to scare them, it's important to be gentle and reassuring before, during, and after the process," Tiara continued.
One parent also commented on the video and recalled a similar situation when she had to do a COVID test on her son before he had surgery: "He was showing all the nurses the bruise from me squeezing his arm too hard."
Tiara told Newsweek that after her toddler had time to process what had happened with her dolls, she was able to deal with the eye drops "without any fit" the following day.
"I think the video went viral because so many moms find themselves in similar situations," she added.
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