kids with glasses – Page 18

Must Play

Not much to report about Franklin and his glasses lately, life has been moving along normally. I have been noticing a trend though; Franklin has been trying to get away with not wearing his glasses recently. Hmmm. As in, he doesn’t put them on right away in the morning until we mention it to him,Continue reading “Must Play”

Sunglasses

Franklin in his sunglasses Originally uploaded by Ann Felicia Today was sunny, and it sort of made me sad. I took the kids to the zoo. After we got everything from the car into the stroller, I took out my daughter’s sunglasses and put them on her face. Franklin said, “Mommy, did you bring myContinue reading “Sunglasses”

Nerd Strap

Nerd Strap Originally uploaded by Ann Felicia In response to Ann Z’s question about keeping a kid’s glasses on, I’d like to share this picture of Franklin’s Nerd Strap. I’m not sure how it would work on Zoe, but for a (now) 4 year old, it really helps keep the glasses up on his noseContinue reading “Nerd Strap”

MyFranklin

MyFranklin Originally uploaded by Ann Felicia I deleted this picture of my son from my “Glasses Wars” blog entry because it was just too big! I have a flickr account I use for work, so I’m trying to connect the photo through there. For anyone like me trying to get a handle on Web 2.0,Continue reading “MyFranklin”

Glasses Wars

Ann Z, good post. Why is it so hard for us? It made me think of some of the initial feelings I had too, beyond the heart sinking part. The worst for me was thinking that, in some way (and this is hard to admit), Franklin wasn’t perfect anymore. How horrible is that? As ifContinue reading “Glasses Wars”

Excuse me, my son needs what?

My personal journey with glasses began when I was about 6 or 7. I thought my sister and brother looked super cool in their glasses, so in an effort to try and copy them, I sort of fudged on the eye exam. What The Heck was I thinking? I would have needed glasses eventually anyway,Continue reading “Excuse me, my son needs what?”