As a young girl, I would flip through magazines and look at
careers, hairstyles, and clothing to see what I wanted in life. I saw an
intelligent looking woman wearing these cool designers’ glasses, and I wanted
them. I was eleven when I decided I had to have these particular glasses I saw
on a model. I told mom, I had vision problems. When she took me to be examined,
I pretended I couldn’t see the letters. I was given a prescription and next I
was able to try on glasses. I tried on designer’s glasses until Momma said,
“try these.” Having eight kids, she chose what I was getting based on what she
was going to pay. I was so mad that mom would not give me my heart's desires. I
had worn the glasses once or twice before I crunched them with something heavy.
I was not wearing the ugly Superman, Clark Kent glasses.
As an adult, I have great vision. I need reading glasses
only when I read small letters. I ended up purchasing the same reading glasses
I crunched at 11-years-old. (Wearing them in the car) Now as an adult, I love
reading glasses and I love to match the colors and shapes with what I wear. I
have more than 30 pairs, but if I see something new and cute I will buy more
pairs. Yesterday, my daughter bought me three more new pairs. The benefit of
being young and living to see old ugly fashions become cool again decades
later.
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