For me, however, it's a strange new world. I've been walking around with them for about two weeks now and I've discovered (literally) a few things. Among them:
- Everything is now crystal clear. I had become so used to living with impaired eyesight that I didn't even know how bad my eyes were. I used to complain about how bad the picture was on our TV. Turns out, it was my eyes. I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize to the Mitsubishi Corporation for all the rotten things I said about their fine product. So sorry, honorable electronics giant!
- It's even more abundantly clear that I should listen to my wife. She's been telling me for years that I needed glasses. Me so sorry, honorable spouse!
- I don't know if there's any relation between hearing and vision, but I swear to God, my hearing seems to have improved, but you'd have to verify that with my wife. She'd probably tell you that anything would be an improvement.
- I can't tell you how many people say I look smarter with glasses. I'm not quite sure how to take this. When my kids said it, I thought it was cute, but I've had several people at work tell me the same thing. Did they think I was a total dolt before? Maybe I was and the glasses did make me smarter. Had I known about this phenomenon years ago, I would've donned glasses just for the IQ effect. Maybe I could've gone to Harvard. Alas.......
- Finally, you should be happy that as a fellow motorist, I can now actually see other cars on the road. I hope the end result of this whole deal is that the world is now a safer place and that all of you see a reduction in your insurance premiums.
Here's looking at you, kid! ;-)
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I became dependent on reading glasses about a year ago - I can't cook, shop, read a menu, or even work the TV remote without them anymore. I have to ask --- Who designs those TV remotes anyway? Obviously not anyone with vision issues (or fat fingers). And why do nice restaurants insist on publishing menus using an 8-pt font? Doesn't dim "mood" lighting create enough challenges for the visually impaired? Who wants to have to whip out the $6.99 pair of black, plastic Walgreens cheaters just so they can read the darn menu?
A couple of months ago I figured out how to make the best of this new frustration in my life. I now seek to find the coolest, cutest reading glasses -- a pair to go with each sweater and every mood. A new way to accessorize - to express myself. It's the thrill of the hunt. Try it. If trying on jeans and swim suits is as depressing for you as it is for me, the answer for you might also be reading glasses!
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