The attitude around glasses-wearing has changed significantly over the years. A few decades ago you would be bullied for wearing glasses, like called “four-eyes” and “window-face,” but now a large chunk of the population has realized: “Hey, maybe I shouldn’t make fun of people wearing glasses anymore, because I’ve just realized that I’m pretty blind too.” Wearing glasses isn't a big deal anymore.
I first realized I needed glasses when I was in early elementary school and I couldn’t read something on the board. I asked a girl behind me, “Hey, can you see that?”
She said, “Yes.” She was behind me.
When I was picking out frames for my glasses (I was about nine, getting my first pair) I put one on and said genuinely, “Hey, I can see better already,” to which the lady and my mom laughed at me because they didn’t have prescription lenses in them yet.
When I got my glasses, something I noticed was that every time I took them off to clean them, some kid would get in my face and wave their hands around my eyes, saying “Can you see me?” Just because I have glasses doesn’t mean I’m blind. It just means that I’m visually challenged. Yes, I can see you, but you look like a scratched DVD from 1997 as opposed to a Blu-ray Disc from 2022. Please stop asking me that question.
Every single time my glasses have broken, it’s been because I was in the middle of cleaning them with a rag. I wasn’t even cleaning them that hard. I don’t understand.
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Hi Annabelle, great job on your blog it was fun to hear how you got glasses. I don’t have glasses so it was nice to learn what you went through with your glasses. When I was little I always wanted glasses and always thought everyone who wore glasses were really cool. Great job I really enjoyed reading your blog!
ReplyDeleteHi Annabelle! As someone who’s been wearing glasses since they were 18 months old, I think the way that you found out you needed glasses is funny. It was something that was so simple that changed your life.
ReplyDeleteI used to get asked the “can you see me?” question a lot as well. Another question that I want to add is the “can I try them on?” one. I found that people would ask that and then laugh about how much they can’t see even saying “how can you even see out of those?” They’re not for you, they’re for me and my eyes. Your blog was very relatable for me.