We have all heard the saying that we are only as old as we feel and well I felt old after my eye doctor’s appointment. I just went in for my yearly eye check up and basically, I just wanted or rather needed a new prescription to get more contacts. Now, I don’t know about you but every time I go in I struggle with that part of the eye test, where they ask you, “Which one is better, one or two”. For those of you who have never had an eye exam, well this where they put this rather large machine up to your eyes, it is called a refraction test that has different strength lenses and it helps the doctor determine what corrective lenses I will need. Well, since I can’t decided between lens one or lens two, I fear that he thinks that my eye sight has affected my decision making process and he puts me in contacts that are stronger than my last prescription, which only means my eye sight is worse. You see, I already have a 20/800 visions score, which is not like the SATs where you want a higher number. After, he put those contacts in we realized that by not picking one or two during the refraction test, I am still wearing the same prescription and he puts me in the correct lenses.
Now you are probably wondering how getting the same lenses that I have been getting for years have made me feel old. Well, let me tell you as I was getting ready to leave to go home and nurse my 2 month old, I ask him about corrective eye surgery that is ever so popular, but still scares the pants off me, only to be told that he did not think that it would be that beneficial. Why you ask, well he told me that I would probably need bifocals in about 6 months to a year.
I was thinking great, now I am going to look like my sons grandmother (no offense to both my mother and my mother-in-law) but I don’t want to look like the grandmother. He did inform me that they have bifocal contact lenses, so if I am still going to have put contacts in my eyes, I will not have the surgery.
We are only as old as we feel, so maybe tomorrow I will feel 16 and see if I can dig up some clothes from the 80s…just joking (if my 16 year old daughter is reading this).
I kind of feel the same way about losing my hair. I don't want to lose it and look like an old man (like my dad). I especially don't want to look like the young guy who has to shave his head because all he can grow is the "half ring" on the sides and back. But the more I think about it the more I realize I wouldn't mind so much if my looks were compared to my father. I love him and would be grateful to be as . . . distinguished as he is. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree...I hate that "is one better...or is two better". It's like it's a test and I wonder if I am passing. Wear the contacts, love that baby, and keep a young attitude!
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