I have now been wearing glasses for a month.
Well, I say 'wearing'. If I'm honest, I've probably had them on for no more than two or three hours each day - and the bulk of that while watching television.
I must admit, despite every spec-wearing friend telling me I'd quickly get used to them, I'm finding it hard.
When I first put them on I couldn't believe the difference they made. It was as if a miracle had been performed. I could identify birds at the bottom of our garden when all I had seen for years were dark blobs moving around. I could see buds on trees and distant landmarks like telephone masts and pylons and other attractive environmental features.
I was thrilled to regain the 20-20 vision I used to have. But there have been problems. Whether other spectacle-wearers experience these difficulties, I don't know. Since I got them I have found:
As for my appearance. I don't have any hang-ups about that. At 45 and long-married I am well past the stage of worrying about the 'men don't make passes to girls that wear glasses' sort of stuff - which doesn't really apply today with so many wonderful styles to choose from.
I have been told they make me look more authoritative than usual, more assertive. Yet I haven't come anywhere near plucking up enough courage to wear them at work or to pick the children up from school.
Not a good example to set for my ten-year-old daughter, who I've spent years convincing that glasses - which she has worn since the age of three - should be worn with pride.
I suppose I'll have to come out of the closet soon, as my eyesight deteriorates further and I start mistaking the fax machine for the water cooler or bundling someone else's kids into the back of the car.
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