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Is this due to myopia itself, or having to wear glasses? My son certainly was less than thrilled about starting to wear them: "I used to be cool but now people
by thematrixturtle 4y ago
Is this due to myopia itself, or having to wear glasses? My son certainly was less than thrilled about starting to wear them: "I used to be cool but now people think I'm a nerd" etc.
- k3liutZu 4y agoSad to hear this. Glasses are actually cool. Being a nerd is also cool. Don't let him think otherwise. Source: have been wearing glasses for my myopia & astigmatism since middle school, am a nerd and am cool. ;)
- steve_adams_86 4y agoNice, now you and my mom think I’m cool! 2 people down, nearly 8 billion to go. But seriously I agree, glasses are amazing. We shouldn’t look at it like we have to wear them; it’s amazing that we get to at all. They’re a marvel. It’s not always great to wear something on your face, but it’s a small price to pay for what they make possible.
- pantulis 4y agoYou are cool. That's 3 of us.
- secondcoming 4y agoI’ve been wearing glasses since I was 8. They’re not cool and never will be.
- bigDinosaur 4y agoThey're not particularly cool, but they do tend to have at least one positive stereotype (that someone is learned), which is more than can be said for most assistive devices.
- hanoz 4y agoYou wouldn't have been cool in my school.
- whimsicalism 4y agoBeing pretend nerdy is cool among Gen Z now.
- illwrks 4y agoThat's hilarious. I remember having the same thought when I had to wear glasses as a child. Turns out I WAS a nerd. My daughter, 8yo, has started wearing glasses, she had similar feelings but we went to several opticians and got glasses for her that suited her face shape, they gave her so much more confidence. She's trialling Ortho-K lenses now as she enjoys sport but I think glasses are an easier thing to manage.
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- Tade0 4y agoI suppose photochromic glasses would go a long way in increasing the coolness factor, considering that they turn into shades in the sun. But don't take my advice at face value - I'm a parent to a toddler, so literally the uncoolest person in the eyes of a pre-teen, not to mention teenagers.
- shigawire 4y agoWhen I was a kid glasses were fine, but transition lenses were mocked. Most of time they are a shade in-between glasses and shades and look terrible.
- Tade0 4y agoYep, my advice should definitely not be followed.
- whimsicalism 4y agoAs a recent kid, I can tell you that those sorts of glasses are the only uncool kind.