I’ve been wearing eyeglasses for 20 years. I first realized I needed them when I opted to sit in the back of my history class as a junior in high school. My neighbor wore glasses and I would ask to borrow them to read the board. He graciously obliged, but I was in denial. I was 17, just got my braces off and in the middle of a self-esteem issues as it was, I did not want to wear glasses!
When I went to get my driver’s license a few months later, I failed the vision test. That was it, I needed prescription glasses and I would not get to drive if I didn’t! Now my struggle was between worrying about my looks or driving. Guess which I chose?
When I went to college, I decided on contact lenses for the majority of my day, wearing my glasses in the evenings and on weekends. I must admit glasses are far easier than the daily regime of keeping your lenses clean, not rubbing your eyes, and it’s just one less thing to worry about. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve developed seasonal allergies and itchy, dry eyes and eye drops are a part of my life. Contact lens wearing has become less of a priority to me, wearing my glasses is convenient and easy.
Four of the five of us in my family now are in prescription eyeglasses. It isn’t a huge chore, nor is it a big deal anymore. More and more, you see young children wearing glasses, it’s very common now. My kids are very accepting that if they want to be able to “see” they wear their glasses all the time. My oldest is getting close to wanting contacts and as a pre-teen I have to remind her of just those extra steps in her routine that she’ll need to make time for. It’s funny how the cycle starts all over again with her. I’m sure she’ll go through a phase and then come back to realize, wearing glasses isn’t so bad!
This was a sponsored post written in conjunction with GlassesUSA. The story is my personal experience and 100% my own words.
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