Yeah. I can. If you are someone who knew me or were related to me you know I was the kid in glasses from 2nd grade on. I really don't know how that feels since my kids haven't yet - though I feel it coming. But I was. My poor parents . . my confirmation present was contacts! LORD in heaven you have no idea the freedom (though each eye took 45 minutes of backing up from my own contact clad finger) I was blind as a freaking bat. Forever it seemed. Until T. decided enough was enough (okay - I actually asked for something that cost money) and he relented. Enter Lasik. Aislinn was barely weaned but I was on this like white on rice lest he change his mind - this was $1400 - a king's ransom as I saw it . . . ! Well a year in the making - to take me from blind to 15/20. Both eyes needed tweeking - it really was a long horrible process but end of day - I could see. Clearly. Up to about 2 yrs ago when I noticed I couldn't see at night. Then as I began to spend hours at work on my computer I really couldn't see past my computer clearly. I fought it. God. I had worn contacts from 12 to 31. Glasses at 7. This was not fun for me.
But. I had a good run. I can see just not clearly without contacts or the cool Sarah Palin glasses that will make every 40+ man want me . . . LOL!
I just am grateful for the husband who quite literally shoved me out the door to go to the appointment and makes enough $$ that a years worth of contacts and a hot pair of glasses won't break us.
I know my eyes are valuable and I should not have been such a baby but it was a point of contention for me. For me bad eyes are not an age thing so it certainly wasn't a midlife crisis. . . it was GAH - NOT AGAIN - thing. I wanted to never cross this bridge until I needed reading glasses from walgreens. Yeah. Well. I can see clearly now - and my hubby is cute. Though he does have that mole I never noticed before . . . .
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