For those 4-eyed PTers....

[catnapper]

And as much as I LOVE babies that is the one thing I won't tolerate when my nephews did it - their other grandpa thought it was funny- so he allowed them to do it -(his other grandma also teaches them its really funny to belch really loud in public and it INFURIATES my mom and sister when they DO do it in public) and my nephew was like 5 years old and wanted my attention one day when I was talking to someone and he ripped my sunglasses off my face. He got flipped over my knee (and had my attention ) before he knew what was happening. He never did it to me again -
I would nip that in the BUTT as fast and early as you can b/c as they get bigger and stronger then can only do more damage.

Trust me, I let him know he's not allowed to rip them off my face. But he's currently at the state where its really funny to do something he KNOWS he's not supposed to do. Oh yeah, a laugh riot to rip grandma's glasses off. And to push the buttons on the front of the tv. And to scatter feresh laundry all over the room. Oh, he's a comic! He is just learning no means no. He'll stop dead in his tracks and you see him deciding if he wants to listen to you or make a game of it. If he decides to listen he simply walks away. If he decides to make a game of it, he gets this sly little smile and starts being B-A-D.

[Cataholic]

Just one more way kids are so different. Jones has never bothered my glasses, and will now take them off my face, fold them, and gently lay them on the table when we snuggle, as the corner always gets him in the face.

He has two pair of sunglasses, wears them all the time, and makes me go back home to get them if we have forgotten them.

my son, my angel. (just slap me)

The pulling of single strands of my hair with his teeth is a whole 'nother matter.

[joycenalex]

my son, my angel. (just slap me)The pulling of single strands of my hair with his teeth is a whole 'nother matter.

* made me spit ice tea you did!!!!*snark

[shais_mom]

Trust me, I let him know he's not allowed to rip them off my face. But he's currently at the state where its really funny to do something he KNOWS he's not supposed to do. Oh yeah, a laugh riot to rip grandma's glasses off. And to push the buttons on the front of the tv. And to scatter feresh laundry all over the room. Oh, he's a comic! He is just learning no means no. He'll stop dead in his tracks and you see him deciding if he wants to listen to you or make a game of it. If he decides to listen he simply walks away. If he decides to make a game of it, he gets this sly little smile and starts being B-A-D.

same nephew- ran up to the TV one nite - turned the volume ALLLLLLL the way up
it scared him - he ran away
and refused to go back to the TV to turn it down!

[carole]

I became a four eyed pter over a year ago, had my test at the optician and prescription glasses from there, progressive lenses and they cost me $800,so I don't think your's are too bad considering,you won't know yourself in a while, takes time to get used to them, then you will love them i am sure.

[K9karen]

I agree completely. Many of our patients who wear contacts don't wear their glasses at all any more. They either don't even have them any more or the prescription is so old that they don't work for them. We always caution our contact lens wearers especially to keep an updated pair of glasses on hand. I have even had people say they would call out of work sick before wearing glasses again. These are the same people who call at the end of the day, way overdue for an exam, and say they need to be seen right away because their last pair of contacts just tore.

caught red handed....

[Pam]

progressive lenses and they cost me $800,

Wow! If you put every extra possible frill onto the lenses we sell in our office and even bought the most expensive frame you couldn't manage to spend $800 there.

caught red handed....

Oh Karen, I would find a way to work you in, even if everyone in our office wanted to skin me alive!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

try here

http://www.specsonthenet.com/

[carole]

Pam my glasses are nothing extra special, the frames are modern and nice, but it is the prescription lenses that cost the money,and i donot have anything difficult really, keep in mind that is NZ dollars, but yes they are expensive, you would be lucky to get anything much cheaper, i even got a deal on the frames too so they were more expensive than that, also remember these are from an optician not something you can just buy in the shops,i do agree though the price is outrageous, my husbands would cost even more than that has he has to have more expensive lenses.

The price of getting old eh?

[catnapper]

My eye doctor appointment was very interesting.... my vision went from being a -5.75 to a -4.5. Apparently, my atigmatism is pretty bad (-1.25 in my left eye and a -.50 in my right eye) The dr. said that most likely I had the wrong prescription for years, probably because the other doctors simply went from the existing prescription, instead of starting from scratch. He explained that they usually add the prescription and the astigmatism together to get the lens thickness. So you'd add my -4.5 prescription + my -1.25 astigmatism to get the -5.75 I've been wearing the past few years Looks like they totally ignored my astigmatism!!!!

I got two pair of glasses for exactly what I'd budgeted but I hadn't figured on adding the doctor's office visit to my budget. It'll cost me $90 for today's doctor visit after insurance covers their part. If these new glasses make the world crystal clear then it was worth every single penny! I've been having issues for years and complaining of headaches for years. If it means clear vision and no headaches? OMG I'll send this young doctor a love letter every day.

On to my new glasses.... I bought a red plastic pair a lot like the ones Staci posted of herself. I also got a navy blue metal pair that I am shocked I liked! We'll see how they are, and how I see out of them I am just so happy right now.