I have been a four-eyed girl since the sixth grade (I’m 25 now - you do the math) and unlike most kids I was actually happy and even a bit relieved to get my specs.
You see, in elementary I was a “victim” of bullying/teasing.
Let me give you a little back story -
When I was growing up my parents allowed me to keep a kitten that I found in my back yard, I named her Minnie (like Mickey Mouse’s girl friend). It turned out I was allergic to cats. So, I would suffer from severe itchy eyes and my only way of soothing my eyes was to rub them - a LOT! I was too young to realize I was allergic to Minnie and for some reason my parents didn’t put two and two together until Minnie “mysteriously ran away” and the allergies stopped. As a result, I ended up with these really dark circles around my eyes. I have wrinkles too!
Point is, the boys at school would say that my dark circles made me look like a character from the movie Aladdin and they would literally sing “Arabian Night’s” to me. This went on for a few years until the sixth grade. Luckily, my glasses acted as a camouflage for the dark circles and the teasing stopped.
The only thing is that even though the teasing stopped that wound never really healed. I was very insecure to be without my glasses. I just felt that every time I would take my glasses off, I thought everyone was focusing on my dark circles. It sounds silly, I know.
A couple of years ago I walked into the Target in my town and I recognized the security guard as the ringleader for all jokes and teasing while in elementary. I hadn’t seen him since the sixth grade was over. I looked at him and at first I was so mad, all those negative experiences I went through because he just had to be the boy that everyone was scared of - what an A-hole! But after I cooled, I remembered what an odd looking kid he was (kind of reminds me of a brown porcupine) and how he still resembles that kid... so sad...
Ever since then, I have finally started to let those bad feelings go.
I realized I can’t go hiding who I am, I have to accept and love my dark circles!
So....(drumroll) I’m having Lasik corrective eye surgery in the third week of February!! I feel really happy and excited about my decision. Trust me, I didn’t take it lightly. I did my research and had a consultation with a couple of different locations. Apart from that, I feel its the right choice for me because my life is different now. My lifestyle is different, I’m more physically active and I’m nearsighted so if I was to loose or brake my glasses I would be in a tough spot until I could get a replacement. Also, I hate that I can’t lay my head down on my side while I watch T.V. ;)
I’ll keep you posted once the surgery is done!
I have included the evolution of my glasses - very interesting. If there was a museum about me these would be included in a display case :D
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| 1st Pair - Sixth Grade |
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| 2nd Pair - "Vintage" inspired |
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| 3rd Pair - a bit more decent |
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| 4th Pair |
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| My Final Pair :) |
