I’ve no recollection asking my maternal grandfather to try on his glasses. I also never bothered to ask my paternal grandfather nor my stepmother’s father because 1) they never wore glasses and 2) the former died before my birth whereas the latter died a few years after my father’s remarriage (not to mention I was already wearing my own glasses at the time).
Mom and dad had the same kind of frames. One night she grabbed his in order to go to the bathroom. While in there, she looked at the mirror and had trouble seeing. We heard her cry out "I’m going blind!’
I tried a pair that were +6 diopters nearsightedness correction and also correcting for astigmatism. It felt like my eyeballs were being pulled forward—ouch!.
You can tell how strong your lenses are by noticing how much things out of “the corner of your eye” move when you put them on or off. Mine were strong enough to keep me out of the army (and have gotten stronger). Stuff about 10 feet away moves an apparent 18 inches or so.
One of the things that mom found attractive about dad was his glasses – that and she thought he looked like Clark Gable (oddly I grew up thinking my dad was Groucho Marx as I thought he liked like same). As a result my sisters and I all wear eyeglasses or contact lenses.
My husband did not have eyeglass wearers in his family and I used to try to explain what I see when I don’t wear glasses. Finally I came up – “put on my eyeglasses”. He did. “See how everything looks to you? That’s what it looks like to be without them.”
After needing cataract surgery and general aging he now needs eyeglasses – sometimes. He still cannot adjust to same and still wonders how I wear them without problems.
sirbadger over 4 years ago
Earl took his glasses off and I still can’t see his eyes.
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
I’ve no recollection asking my maternal grandfather to try on his glasses. I also never bothered to ask my paternal grandfather nor my stepmother’s father because 1) they never wore glasses and 2) the former died before my birth whereas the latter died a few years after my father’s remarriage (not to mention I was already wearing my own glasses at the time).
rekam Premium Member over 4 years ago
Mom and dad had the same kind of frames. One night she grabbed his in order to go to the bathroom. While in there, she looked at the mirror and had trouble seeing. We heard her cry out "I’m going blind!’
pschearer Premium Member over 4 years ago
I don’t blame my glasses for the scary world; I blame my TV.
jpayne4040 over 4 years ago
Seeing the world with clarity can be scary.
Breadboard over 4 years ago
Nelson now you have an idea of what the future looks like ! Think of it as time travel ;-)
jagedlo over 4 years ago
You don’t know the half of it, Nelson!
Geophyzz over 4 years ago
We all live in a scary world; so remember Veterans Day.
Zebrastripes over 4 years ago
It’s all in how we see things….clear, blurred, smudged!
don over 4 years ago
What Earl is reading – https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/magazines/ensign?lang=eng
chick485 over 4 years ago
Getting old is what’s scary!
Tentoes over 4 years ago
Caleb was about Nelson’s age and wanted to try on my glasses. He fell over.
Linguist over 4 years ago
Youngest grandson, about Nelson’s age, tried my glasses on. His reaction … “Abuelo, you’re blind!”
kathleenhicks62 over 4 years ago
Blind in one eye & can’t see out of the other?
DoktorScheisskopf over 4 years ago
“Nelson, please don’t make a spectacle of yourself!”
zeexenon over 4 years ago
Ya? Well try to find the hidden trifocal lenses while walking down steps.
Laurie Sefton Premium Member over 4 years ago
I tried a pair that were +6 diopters nearsightedness correction and also correcting for astigmatism. It felt like my eyeballs were being pulled forward—ouch!.
DHurd over 4 years ago
We all live in a scary world.
Concretionist over 4 years ago
You can tell how strong your lenses are by noticing how much things out of “the corner of your eye” move when you put them on or off. Mine were strong enough to keep me out of the army (and have gotten stronger). Stuff about 10 feet away moves an apparent 18 inches or so.
mafastore over 4 years ago
One of the things that mom found attractive about dad was his glasses – that and she thought he looked like Clark Gable (oddly I grew up thinking my dad was Groucho Marx as I thought he liked like same). As a result my sisters and I all wear eyeglasses or contact lenses.
My husband did not have eyeglass wearers in his family and I used to try to explain what I see when I don’t wear glasses. Finally I came up – “put on my eyeglasses”. He did. “See how everything looks to you? That’s what it looks like to be without them.”
After needing cataract surgery and general aging he now needs eyeglasses – sometimes. He still cannot adjust to same and still wonders how I wear them without problems.