I have to admit something; In my career as a mommy, there have been moments that I am not proud of. Like this weekend, when I told my husband that he just had to watch the baby for a few minutes. I had something important to do. (Really, I just had to go down toContinue reading “A Time Out.”
Tag Archives: reactions
dancing eyes
When Zoe first got glasses, I expected lots of questions from strangers, I worried that people would just focus on her glasses, and even make rude or unkind comments, I believed that most reactions would in any case, be well-intentioned. What I hadn’t expected was the number of people who have said that they hadContinue reading “dancing eyes”
my new favorite response to the questions
I just received the following in an email from Sarah Braunstein whose son, Asa (nearly 12 months) wears glasses: Many, many comments from strangers, and sometimes this is wearisome. People have no boundaries when it comes to babies! They positively gush over him, comment endlessly about how adorable he is in the glasses, how “smart”Continue reading “my new favorite response to the questions”
scenes from a wedding
Apparently the bride and groom only invited kids with glasses. Other than Zoe, the only other kid at the wedding was a girl, probably about 6 or 7 (I’m horrible guessing ages), with super stylish purple Hanna Montana glasses. She was really shy when I complimented her on the frames, but they were really cute.Continue reading “scenes from a wedding”
good news for kids with glasses
Found via Blogging Parent, who found this through Boing Boing. Apparently a recent study in the journal Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics has found that kids think that other kids who wear glasses are smarter and more honest, and that the glasses don’t affect their perceived appearance. The study was done on kids aged 6-10, soContinue reading “good news for kids with glasses”