Vanity vs. Glasses vs. Manhood vs. Safety

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[SemiColon]

You are right. I wear glasses myself and know these things. I took my prenatal vitamin twice once because I was so tired I forgot that I was looking for advil.

 

[DesertPirate]

I think you are right, even though I have to take mine off to read a lable.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Never mind.

Go on about your business.

*hugs*

 

[jomar]

I'm assuming your husband doesn't stop and ask for directions?

 

[jomar]

weird - double post

 

[impressive]

I fucked up this morning, for sure.

Hubby is far-sighted, I'm near-sighted. Match made in heaven, right?

Our kids take various meds for ADHD, anxiety, other things. We saw the doctor yesterday so we have a change in meds.

This morning I see him begin to administer meds, holding the bottles wayyy out, no glasses, and I throw a fit.

I know neither of us have slept much. Storms kept us up and in the basement for awhile and more to come today and tonight.

I know we're fighting lack of hot water because of the hot water heater (that should be fixed by today).

But damn. Shouldn't he wear his glasses to administer meds to our children?

He says he would not give them medicine if he couldn't read the label - bottom line. He's hurt by my implication.

I said he should not give them medicine unless he's wearing his damn glasses to read the label in the first place - bottom line. I'm shocked he'd do this.

So hey - what's happening in your neck of the woods?

Better safe than sorry.

The ex & I had similar issues re leaving the kids in the car while dashing in to the quick mart. I think it's a ridiculous risk to take--even in this rural area--just to avoid being nagged for some M&Ms. (Abduction always has been my biggest parenting fear.)

I finally told him that if he did it and the kids were harmed as a result, I would kill him. I meant it.

 

[cloudy]

You're right. As Imp said, better safe and inconvenienced than sorry because of vanity.

My husband hid his damn reading glasses for the longest time because he was embarrassed for me to even know he wore them - I'm guessing because many years ago he made the mistake of trying to tease me by calling me "four-eyes" (I've worn glasses/contacts since I was in third grade). I wasn't happy. He realized that very quickly.

 

[The_Fool]

We all have our "Hey Dumbass" moments. Just take it in stride and move on.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

We all have our "Hey Dumbass" moments. Just take it in stride and move on.

What Fool said. I'm in the same boat as Cloudy as is Hot Mama. We live behind our windows, whole lives that way. So? Now I wear trifocals to function. What's important is that I do. I also wear hearing aids to hear the students and take Levitra/Viagra and mild blood pressure medicine. So? What does masculinity have to do with it? Sheesh! Silly man.

 

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[amicus]

Just as women treasure their appearance and go to great lengths, (most of them), to 'look good', man also has his vanities. Those being to function unimpaired by artificiality, and never get lost. If it weren't for a female being around, we might bathe once a month and change clothes on a similar schedule, maybe....

Live with it.

(leave it to Amicus to inject a note of objective reality)

 

[impressive]

(leave it to Amicus to inject a note of objective reality)

*coffee spew*

That's really funny, Ami.

 

[Boxlicker101]

I fucked up this morning, for sure.

Hubby is far-sighted, I'm near-sighted. Match made in heaven, right?

Our kids take various meds for ADHD, anxiety, other things. We saw the doctor yesterday so we have a change in meds.

This morning I see him begin to administer meds, holding the bottles wayyy out, no glasses, and I throw a fit.

I know neither of us have slept much. Storms kept us up and in the basement for awhile and more to come today and tonight.

I know we're fighting lack of hot water because of the hot water heater (that should be fixed by today).

But damn. Shouldn't he wear his glasses to administer meds to our children?

He says he would not give them medicine if he couldn't read the label - bottom line. He's hurt by my implication.

I said he should not give them medicine unless he's wearing his damn glasses to read the label in the first place - bottom line. I'm shocked he'd do this.

So hey - what's happening in your neck of the woods?

If he can read the labels without his specs, which he apparently could, then why should he wear them? I wear glasses and I take daily meds and I can read the labels unassisted, so I do.

Generally speaking, I only wear the glasses when I actually need them. I don't have them on right now, for instance. This isn't vanity, it's laziness. The specs are downstairs and I'm upstairs, and too lazy to go and get them.

 

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[Belegon]

I so despise wearing glasses that I am having PRK this afternoon to fine-tune my first eye-surgery.

I'd rather go through that process than have a restriction on my Drivers License or face needing to find my glasses to do something.

But it is not really about vanity. It's about the things I missed in all the years I wore glasses. Like being able to see the clock in the middle of the night. Wearing decent sunglasses.

It's about not having to deal with losing them, about being able to see in the shower or when I am swimming. It's about not having the extra hassle during sports.

And most relevant to Lit, it's about being able to see her face in the dark.

 

[bronzeage]

It didn't look like he could read them to me.

The squinting, the adjusting, the faces he made? Hence my original concern.

I think he could sort of read them. But that isn't enough for my peace of mind.

I take a handfull of pills every morning, in order to live long enough to take more pills. I have no idea what they are, but once a month or so, they are sorted and put into a sseven day pill box.

I don't worry about forgetting one or taking one twice.

 

[sutherngent985]

I guess Im past that point. I wear glasses for both distance and reading. In fact Im going to need to get stronger reading glasses since I need them for work...alot of close up stuff. I refused to wear my hearing aid for years until my girlfriend told me wear it or else...she was tired of either repeating herself numerous times or yelling. Once I got used to it, no problem. Im also losing my hair to the point where if I see a gray hair, Im happy cause that means its still there.

 

[impressive]

And most relevant to Lit, it's about being able to see her face in the dark.

Just my face? Hrm. In the dark, I'm kinda partial to your braille method.

 

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And most relevant to Lit, it's about being able to see her face in the dark.

Oh I like you.



Anyway, we went to sail for my birthday. Nothing too serious, just a small trip across the bay.

I insisted my 3 year old wear a life jacket. Specially cause he wanted to seat with the "captain" on the back where there is no rail to steer the boat.

The men all rolled their eyes and called me a hysterical mother. They did not have one, and apparently they need to fit the child exactly.

For me is 101. He needs to float time enough for us to go get him!

Anyway for the relevant point: some people take more risks than others are willing to. And if a man is careful, he has a commitment to safety. A careful woman is labeled...hysterical.

Maharat

 

[christabelll]

Anyway for the relevant point: some people take more risks than others are willing to. And if a man is careful, he has a commitment to safety. A careful woman is labeled...hysterical.
Maharat

t'aint it the truth...