I am the only one in my family who wears glasses. Initially no one knew i was short sighted. I used to squint when out in the sun and flash my teeth to help focus and my parents thought i was sneering. If i had a dollar every time i was told to close my mouth i would be mike sonko.lol.
Lucky for me some teacher in primary school noticed i was shortsighted when i started having headaches because of squinting.
I went to this optician who was white, the first white person i had come in contact with and for the life of me i couldn't understand what he said. I think i was around fourteen years old when i wore my first pair of glasses. The optician had some funny magnifying glass looking thingy that he put on my face. He had this habit of coming close to my face i could smell his breath and cologne, too bad i was too young to appreciate it.
My first pair of glasses looked like those i saw Mahatma Gandhi wear in history books. I hated them. They were the only ones my mama could afford and if i dared to protest i would have got some ass whoopings. The first day at school i was afraid to put on the glasses. I would wear them at home and remove them as soon as i was out of my mamas view.
You see i had seen the negative way in which wearing glasses was portrayed. Like in movies if they wanted to show someone is ugly they made him wear glasses. Why now? There's even a soap opera going on telly where a lady is being portrayed as ugly by putting on glasses and i don't need to remind you of the series "ugly betty". makes me want to punch someone in the face. Thank God the 'ding dongs' came and people started wearing them and took pressure of us (glasses wearers)
I knew that i would eventually get caught i might as well get it over and done with.I was already overweight , now add them ugly looking glasses. i don't have to tell you how school was torture.
Anyway today i was reading some blog that gave me some interesting revelations. The writer reckons glasses are the last resort and should not be given to kids and teenagers as their still growing and developing.(where was this blog when i was getting my glasses). Sometimes Doctors over prescribe when diagnosing eye problems by giving you slightly powerful lenses than necessary and this makes the problem worse.These are the things the Doctors don't tell you. Now my sight is too far gone to undo the damage i have done over the years.
I have worn glasses for over ten years now and i rarely go any where without my glasses. When i wake up in the morning the first thing i reach for is my glasses. I feel handicapped without them. I cant tell you how many mini heart attacks i have had when i found someone had moved my glasses. This is also wrong. The writers insists that we shouldn't wear glasses full time. one should have a few breaks in between wearing glasses. I want to try staying without my glasses but i am too chicken. I am so addicted sometimes i fall asleep with them on.
..and computers too are also bad for me. guess blogging too is a no no. Now the internet is my new found love, itakuwaje?
There are other theories that my girlfriends have given me. e.g. If i get a baby she wont be able to recognize me with my glasses as she wont be able to look into my eyes. Bull! or not?
Dating is also a night mare. There's no element of surprise. I always know when a kiss is coming. Yep! the first thing they do is remove my glasses. I hate always having to turn ninja when they do that. Its worse when they guy has spectacles too. I love having my glasses everywhere and i mean E-V-E-R-Y-W-H-E-R-E!I dont want to miss a thing.lol
I don't know what i am going to do if i get married to a guy who insists on me removing my glasses when in the boudoir! I dunno what are they rules of engagement for girls who wear glasses?
Come to think of it i have never seen a porn clip or rather my friend tells me she has never seen a porn clip with girls wearing glasses.lol. Guess we are not anyones fantasies. I think imma buy an island made especially for girls who wear glasses and maybe even have a theme park for...
...see now i am just talking non sense. its that time of the night when i hit the sack.goodnight lovely people.
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