“I was walking down the street wearing glasses when the prescription ran out.” ~ Steven Wright
I was in first grade, having seen blurred blobs on the board where my vocabulary words were suppose to be for months. I shrugged my shoulders, I got up so I could get closer never thinking – and definitely not seeing – a thing out of place, dreaming of Nancy Drew and Boxcar Children in my six year old mind.
This went on for weeks, until a routine visit to the doctor, had my primary care doing an eye check where I discovered I needed glasses. My big sister and my dad wore them all the time and the rest of my family had them as well.
I thought cool, and picked out a pair of spotted blue spectacles. At six years old, I didn’t have a love hate relationship, I was innocent to the cruelty of kids, and the woes of fashion and glasses being “uncool.”
That quickly changed as I got older and my eye sight continuously got worse. Every few months, new thicker lenses. I even had to wear them when I skated which was a trial and tribulation attempting to spin and and jump with them on.
At eleven years old, I cried uncle and exclaimed, “No more!” I begged my parents for contacts which they acquiesced, and shoved my glasses into the bowels of my night stand happily saying, “Buh-bye!”
For the next ten years, I happily forgot I was technically four eyes, surprising even close friends when they discovered I was blind as a bat without my contacts.
Literally, I was. Unfortunately when I arrived in my twenties, and the passage of old age upon me, my eyes needed a desperate break from wearing contacts.
Lamenting donning thick lenses again, I was pleasantly surprised when in the era of technology, glasses had also been improved, along with cooler more fashionable lenses.
Trying on frames, I actually had a difficult time deciding on which ones I wanted and finally settled on a pair by Kate Spade.
I may have had to be four eyes again, but at least I would be styling!
I am still not entirely comfortable wearing my glasses. But I don’t hate them uas much as I use too.
Are you a glasses or contacts kind of person?
I really liked your post even though I’m neither a glasses nor contacts person.
Thank you so much for your sweet words! <3
I love glasses and also adore people who use them
Sometimes ago I pretended to use glasses at school but then the teachers noticed that I’d always bend the glasses to see clearly without the glasses and I was in big trouble
That is to funny! Thank you for sharing that story as well as reading! <3
So true!!
I am glad you can relate! 🙂 <3
I love glasses and don’t even own contacts! My eyesight has been worsening over time too but I love how glasses give you an instant different look (and improved vision obvi) 😉 Great piece!
Thank you so much for your sweet words! Yay for improved vision! 🙂 <3
I love both! I usually try to match my choice of contacts or glasses with my outfit. Glasses give a completely different vibe than contacts when it comes to fashion (in my opinion). Loved your post!
Awe thank you so much! I love that! They definitely do! 💗
I know exactly how this feels! Bad eye sight is just the worst.. and I’m not brave enough for contacts yet…
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Hugs it takes time. The first few years, my brother would put them in because I couldn’t do it. Now I can do it in seconds. Thank you so much for reading💗
Neither. I suppose I should become a contacta person. I hate both poking but my eyebrows and heavy frames bother me. But after a couple weeks of squinting I get bad she headaches. I suppose I should finally pick a side.
I hear you! You could always just switch depending on your mood:) Thanks for reading! 💗
Very elegant ones~
Like them so much!
Thank you so much! You are so sweet! <3
Lovely post!
Thank you so much for your sweet words! <3
simple model, but look so cute 🙂
Thank you!
EEK! I wear glasses (and half the time I forget to bring them to school and cant see jack) and I loveeeeeeeeeeee this article! I literally only read the first paragraph! Wow! This is perfect for all the four-eyes out there! Fahionable! Please, check out my fashion blog leaveyourmark2017.wordpress.com Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!