Never imagined one day it would become a part of my body. When I was twenty-three, I romanticized it. I put it on to look professorial and convince people that I was a doctor, in the hope they’d take me seriously.
My friends were flummoxed by the sudden appearance of this thing on my face. Really? Since when?
I could hear my dad thinking, “There go her marriage prospects.”
I hid the fact that it was purely cosmetic. For my eyes only. I was having fun with my heavy-framed Zero power glasses.
All these years, I got away without them. As I approach my 60th birthday, I need 1.5 times magnification if I want to read or write for any more than 15 minutes.
So far, this has happened only once – I’ve been looking for them everywhere while they’ve been perched on my forehead. Yes. Very amusing for Si. Am sure Saagar would’ve had a good laugh too.
It has been suggested that this might be the right time to string them around my neck, so I don’t have to look for them. Nope. Thank you. That just seems a step too far. I haven’t even been tempted to check what’s available online.
Even though my hair is all grey, that’s a kind of declaration I’m not yet ready to make.
I feel your pain. Doing a bit of writing recently and damned if I couldn’t find my glasses. Dig out spare pair. It was only when I tried to put them on I realised I was already wearing them.
Ha. Ha. Good to know I’m not the only one. Take care Michael. Lots of love from us both.
Multifocal contact lenses correct the vision without the need to wear glasses. Not cheap, but revolutionary.
Thanks Simon. Something to bear in mind for the future. Will look into it. So good to hear from you after all this time. 🙂