Well, we have found the cause of DS's mild headaches - his recent growth spurts have resulted in him becoming mildly nearsighted. Ah the angst of it all - he is almost 13 after all.
So in a week's time, he will have really "kewl" glasses - poly carb lenses and the ultra flexible wire frames that you can nearly tie in a knot. And we bring the goalie helmet to get him fitted for sports goggles.
Cheryl
Please tell him he has my sincerest "sympathies." I've been wearing glasses for nearsightedness since I was around 8 years old and I know how traumatic it is in the life of a kid. Especially for a young, macho man. Don't tell him but I know that I, and most of my nearsighted friends, rarely wore them in public and was accused of ignoring people. What they didn't know was that I had no idea who they were unless they were close to me.
Lucille
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Poor Cheryl, it never rains but it pours, right?? It is great, though, that they can make such great glasses for kids these days. Three of the grand-daughters ( 8-10) wear them, and they seem to stand up to rough handling really well!.
As long as he can play hockey, he will be fine.
Gillian
It's mostly the age I think - the girls are starting to look at him. And distinguished is not the look he's going for. Nor is nerd or John Lennon wannbe.
And with the goggles, he can. The price for them is actually quite reasonable.
Cheryl
I got mine when I was around 5 or 6, so I really don't remember life before glasses.
Dr. Brat assured him that he will still be good looking in glasses.
Cheryl
I don't remember being anywhere near that kind to him! LOL!
Elizabeth (I must be slipping)
I got mine when I was 7; terrible looking things, and broke easily. However I was a tomboy, and they would keep falling off when I was hanging upside down from trees! A little monkey in the family, maybe!
Gillian
Ugh. I used to wear glasses, since second grade - I was 7. I was so nearsighted that the big E at the top of the charts was fuzzy. I could make it out, but it was fuzzy. Any worse and I would have been 'legally blind' - and not able to get a driver's license!
But then, in April 2000, I had LASIK surgery to correct my vision. Now I only wear glasses while driving. I am 35/20 (far-sighted) in my right eye, but 20/30 (slightly nearsighted) in my left eye. It balances out in the long run.
-- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com
My son has these and they have worked out really well for him. Warning though: while he couldn't break the frames by twisting them he DID break them by plopping his boney little butt on them! Luckily the replacements were covered by the warranty. Wasn't sure if they would exclude damage caused by butts.
My son as I both do karate and he hasn't had a problem getting kicked. We also fell off a running horse together and while his lense got chipped pretty bad his frames made it through just fine! My hip on the other hand... let's just say when I'm in karate class sometimes I start crying out, "Oh! My horse hip just went out!"
I don't ride anymore. Not worth that kind of fall again!
Tara
I think that the parent`s attitude helps the kid`s feeling about wearing glasses. Since i was the glass wearing parent, at the time my children got their`s, it was up to me to discuss it with them. Both saw it as a relief to a seeing problem. If you as a parent see it as a Trauma, why do you think your son will look at it as a Good thing? My son was in third grade, when he got his. He was so happy with his better sight that , half the kids in his class wanted glases as well. having a parent and grandparents, who saw it as natural part of life.
made them take it as a natural thing as well. mirjam
I was seven years old when I got my first pair of "cat-eyes". They were light blue in color and "so" in style! Remember them? I remember trying to whisper to my girlfriends and bumping the ends of my glasses into their heads.
Times and frames have changed but kids still need glasses. I am sure he will adjust and will probably just forget he is wearing them soon enough. Goggles are a good idea, I had several pairs of glasses broken while playing basketball in high school. But will they fog up while playing hockey, you know... sweat vs. ice cold air? Diane ( who has worn contacts now for 25 years)
My mother wore glasses and I still thought of them as a "yeecchhy" thing. Maybe little girls were different way back then, or probably not as many kids wore glasses that young back in the olden days and it set you apart from the crowd.
Lucille
You do realize how much he blushed when you patted him on the head! LOL
Cheryl
DS has the exact opposite tush! LOL How did he sit on them?
Ouch!
Cheryl
We both have glasses, but he's been "lording" his better than average vision over us for years, so this is a bit of a come down for him.
Cheryl
I know several players with goggles, they seem to be ok. He is asking about the surgery already..
Cheryl
*heh* That's 'cuz I _still_ can!
Elizabeth (and prolly will be able to for a little while yet)
That's true, at least another year or so! LOL
Cheryl
-- Brenda
My eyesight didn't start to level-off until I turned about 30!
Tara
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