Glassers

I have had glasses for over 50 years now. When I lose them (Misplaced is a better word), I always have to stop what I am doing to find where they are. I cannot imagine what people go through who have vision problems. This is one of those great inventions that we take for granted–until…

I first played Little League baseball at age 11. My batting average was an underwhelming 0.037. Before the next season, my mild myopia was corrected. That year I batted 0.395. Sure, some of it was just being a year older but I think the major cause of the improvement was the glasses. The other memory…

A friend….lived in a big tent with two other roommates, up in the mountains. One evening she went to the shower tent. She was very near-sighted, but had taken her glasses off to go to the shower. She came back into the tent and found her roommate there, on her side of the tent. My…

Wearing glasses is like alcohol. There are different varieties that are all conveniently placed in an aisle – some looking pretty, some dull, some exotic – they’re all there, waiting to be purchased….You begin to know what you what, choosing the drinks that makes you feel good about yourself. Then, there are the days where…

Oh say, can you see? First grade The school nurse said ‘eye doctor.’ Peering through her own wire frames Mother said ‘She’s too pretty to wear glasses.’ Second grade Crash! I bump into my sister’s bike. ‘Looks like she needs gl. . . .’ To Daddy,Mother said ‘She’s too pretty to wear glasses.’ Third grade…

My son is 11 years old. When he was 2, he was diagnosed with autism and at the age of 7 he received his first pair of glasses. He was excited and chose a pair he felt made him look like a spy. They had blue frames and made him look very handsome. Given his…

I’m going to miss the four-eyed me. My doc assures me that after surgery, I’ll be able to toss my specs. “You’ll be able to see just fine without them!” See without glasses? Me? Are librarians even allowed to do that?? Will I be able to throw out my glasses, shed my life-long identity as…

Sans specs, I’m a total klutz in a world that’s a blur. Reaching for them is the first thing I do each morning and tucking them away in a safe place is the last thing I do before I go to sleep each night. I even wear them when I swim. My glasses are so…

I’m a librarian. A reader. I identify as a four-eyed person. I’ve always worn glasses. I got my first pair in the second grade. It was a miracle! The blurry world I’d inhabited all my life suddenly came into focus. I could see the blackboard! I could read street signs! I could actually see facial…

I have two older brothers with perfect eyesight who found delight in destruction. A pair of glasses rarely lasted six months. Even so, I remember one pair of glasses especially well. The frames were tortoiseshell-colored. And they saved my life…. We all had our pellet guns with us, so we decided to play ‘war.’.… We…