Did you wear glasses as a child? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

You_Rang · 01-06-2013, 04:02 PM

If so, when did you start wearing them?

I started wearing them in 5th grade.

70s show watcher · 01-06-2013, 05:12 PM

i started wearing them in third grade

ZeldaGilroy · 01-06-2013, 06:10 PM

I started wearing glasses in kindergarten. My 14 year old started wearing them at age 3. We have bad eyes around here.

AKA · 01-06-2013, 07:08 PM

I got my first pair at age five. Been wearing them ever since.

retrofan05 · 01-06-2013, 07:28 PM

I got my first pair in 9th grade, but was made fun of the first day I wore them. After that, I refused to wear them through 9th, 10th, and 11th grade. In my senior year of high school I got a pair that was a bit more stylish, so I didn't mind wearing them as much.

HuntingtonM15 · 01-06-2013, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 70s show watcher

i started wearing them in third grade

Same, but I've also been wearing contacts since 7th grade.

Marvo301 · 01-06-2013, 10:54 PM

I got glasses in grade three but generally refused to wear them. Now I wear glasses for reading.

Fleet · 01-07-2013, 04:25 AM

I didn't have glasses until I was about 17 years old.

Wore them for 6-7 years then stopped wearing them because I realized they were not necessary. I was nearsighted, but only a little.

I wear them more often now because I am more nearsighted than I used to be.

ponytail · 01-07-2013, 06:06 AM

I was 12 years old and I'm still wearing glasses.

Penny Lane · 01-07-2013, 12:17 PM

I got my first pair of glasses after flunking the eye exam at the DMV.

I have been wearing contact lenses for years. Wearing eyeglasses give me a headache.

gilligan fanatic · 01-07-2013, 02:05 PM

I was eighteen months old when I got my first pair. Needless to say I have worn them ever since

Penny Lane · 01-07-2013, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

I was eighteen months old when I got my first pair. Needless to say I have worn them ever since

My mom,who grew up in the 30's, developed poor eyesight after having the measles. I think that she was probably around 5 years old. My sister in law has been wearing coke bottle glasses all of her life. I never understood why she never tried contacts. Her glasses are so thick that when you look into her eyes they are magnified like a 100 times!Really large!Gilligan Fanatic,(sorry I'm not sure what your name is!) have you ever tried contacts? I love mine but my eyes were never really that bad. I know a lot of people have astigmatism(sp?) and that can be a deterrent to contacts because the lenses will float around.

gilligan fanatic · 01-07-2013, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Penny Lane

My mom,who grew up in the 30's, developed poor eyesight after having the measles. I think that she was probably around 5 years old. My sister in law has been wearing coke bottle glasses all of her life. I never understood why she never tried contacts. Her glasses are so thick that when you look into her eyes they are magnified like a 100 times!Really large!Gilligan Fanatic,(sorry I'm not sure what your name is!) have you ever tried contacts? I love mine but my eyes were never really that bad. I know a lot of people have astigmatism(sp?) and that can be a deterrent to contacts because the lenses will float around.

I tried contacts when I was in the eigth grade and I really didn't like them.

I've been wanting to get lasik for years but they want me to wait until I'm 25 because they want my prescription to stabalize, which it more or less has. I'm 24 now so I only have another year to wait. They said I would still need glasses even if I got lasik but my prescription wouldn't be as strong. My right eye is the bad one, but my left eye isn't to good either.

Family Ties Forever! · 01-07-2013, 08:14 PM

Yes, I have worn special dark sunglasses for as long as i can remember due to my visual impairment.

Retro4Life · 01-07-2013, 08:48 PM

Started wearing glasses in freshman year of high school...didn't do well on the physical that was required for high school.

I got contacts when I was 19 and wore them, off and on, for about a decade, until I finally just decided they were WAY too much trouble, and didn't make my eyes feel very good. I lost some, I got tired of the cleaning hassle and expense, and ultimately, I don't think I look that badly without them (and even if I DID, that really didn't warrant the hassle). Different strokes for different folks.

My eyes are pretty bad...my mom had glaucoma and detached retinas as well as cataracts and I've inherited her eyes. (I've also inherited some great stuff from her!) Needless to say, my eye doctor is a very important part of my life.

01-06-2013, 04:02 PM	#1
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ZeldaGilroy Dobie and Zelda Forever!!! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 14, 2000 Location: I don't know...I'm probably lost! Posts: 4,144	I started wearing glasses in kindergarten. My 14 year old started wearing them at age 3. We have bad eyes around here.
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01-06-2013, 10:54 PM	#7
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01-07-2013, 04:25 AM	#8
Fleet Mansions, limousines & H-ween Forum Star Join Date: Jan 06, 2002 Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, California Posts: 15,625	I didn't have glasses until I was about 17 years old. Wore them for 6-7 years then stopped wearing them because I realized they were not necessary. I was nearsighted, but only a little. I wear them more often now because I am more nearsighted than I used to be.
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01-07-2013, 12:17 PM	#10
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,070	I got my first pair of glasses after flunking the eye exam at the DMV. I have been wearing contact lenses for years. Wearing eyeglasses give me a headache.
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01-06-2013, 05:12 PM	#2
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,549	i started wearing them in third grade

01-06-2013, 07:08 PM	#4
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	I got my first pair at age five. Been wearing them ever since.

01-06-2013, 07:28 PM	#5
retrofan05 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,111	I got my first pair in 9th grade, but was made fun of the first day I wore them. After that, I refused to wear them through 9th, 10th, and 11th grade. In my senior year of high school I got a pair that was a bit more stylish, so I didn't mind wearing them as much.

01-07-2013, 06:06 AM	#9
ponytail Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 20, 2004 Location: In Happy, Healthy, Wealthyville Posts: 4,273	I was 12 years old and I'm still wearing glasses.

01-07-2013, 02:05 PM	#11
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	I was eighteen months old when I got my first pair. Needless to say I have worn them ever since
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01-07-2013, 08:14 PM	#14
Family Ties Forever! Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 16, 2002 Location: Keaton residence Posts: 10,214	Yes, I have worn special dark sunglasses for as long as i can remember due to my visual impairment.
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01-07-2013, 08:48 PM	#15
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	Started wearing glasses in freshman year of high school...didn't do well on the physical that was required for high school. I got contacts when I was 19 and wore them, off and on, for about a decade, until I finally just decided they were WAY too much trouble, and didn't make my eyes feel very good. I lost some, I got tired of the cleaning hassle and expense, and ultimately, I don't think I look that badly without them (and even if I DID, that really didn't warrant the hassle). Different strokes for different folks. My eyes are pretty bad...my mom had glaucoma and detached retinas as well as cataracts and I've inherited her eyes. (I've also inherited some great stuff from her!) Needless to say, my eye doctor is a very important part of my life.
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