What do you get when...
What do you get when you take two sisters, the same age, to the eye doctor to see if they need glasses? You get one sister who is very happy because she needs glasses and one sister who is very upset because she does not need glasses.
I felt pretty sure that #3 would need glasses for school but iffy if #1 would. Well, my hunches were right and #1 is still crying because her eyes are a hair bit over the line of good. The doctor said she MAY need glasses by next year but this year the prescription was so small it seemed wasteful to get her glasses. She has 20/20 for reading but far away gets a little blurry. And far away meaning across a football field.
I did feel sorry for her. Right now glasses are so cool and #3 had picked out a neat hot pink frame and was going to inquire if they sold frames with puppies on them.
I tried to comfort #1 by reminding her that at some point she will have to wear head gear for her teeth. Her excitement of this possibility boils over when she talks about it but the subject offered little comfort at the eye doctor's office. I also reminded her that she has been the only child in our family to sprain her ankle really bad, require a trip to the emergency room and need crutches. Again, little comfort, plus 'Mom, that was ages ago.'
I then pointed out to her that all was not lost, there is always next year.
I felt pretty sure that #3 would need glasses for school but iffy if #1 would. Well, my hunches were right and #1 is still crying because her eyes are a hair bit over the line of good. The doctor said she MAY need glasses by next year but this year the prescription was so small it seemed wasteful to get her glasses. She has 20/20 for reading but far away gets a little blurry. And far away meaning across a football field.
I did feel sorry for her. Right now glasses are so cool and #3 had picked out a neat hot pink frame and was going to inquire if they sold frames with puppies on them.
I tried to comfort #1 by reminding her that at some point she will have to wear head gear for her teeth. Her excitement of this possibility boils over when she talks about it but the subject offered little comfort at the eye doctor's office. I also reminded her that she has been the only child in our family to sprain her ankle really bad, require a trip to the emergency room and need crutches. Again, little comfort, plus 'Mom, that was ages ago.'
I then pointed out to her that all was not lost, there is always next year.
Labels: #1, #3, Life With Kids
2 Comments:
That is hilarious!
If she's really that upset about it, you could go to Dollar Tree and get some weak magnifying ones like the old folks wear. Or you could just buy a pair of cheap frames that have the plain glass in them at the eyeglasses place. Make her pay for it because you know she's got the money socked away somewhere.
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