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Baby girl sees mom for the first time (Original Post) Lotusflower70 Sep 2019 OP
How beautiful... CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2019 #1
Awws, the precious sweet one. 😪 sprinkleeninow Sep 2019 #2
How precious is that? hlthe2b Sep 2019 #3
That made my day! LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2019 #4
Love these videos. As someone who couldn't see my feet in the shower without glasses, Hoyt Sep 2019 #5
I sort of get that - The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #6
I had the same story catchnrelease Sep 2019 #10
Awww! TomSlick Sep 2019 #7
Adorable. Sweet smile. nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #8
Precious! world wide wally Sep 2019 #9
Thank you for posting this Gothmog Sep 2019 #11
I've worn glasses since I was 3 ... rustysgurl Sep 2019 #12
I love that child. Such a wonderful thing to see; thank you for posting it Maraya1969 Sep 2019 #13
Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO is profoundly nearsighted TexasBushwhacker Sep 2019 #14
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
5. Love these videos. As someone who couldn't see my feet in the shower without glasses,
Thu Sep 5, 2019, 11:04 PM
Sep 2019

I can’t imagine what it’s like for these little kids.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,612 posts)
6. I sort of get that -
Thu Sep 5, 2019, 11:10 PM
Sep 2019

I was 7 when I got glasses - my teacher noticed that I couldn't seem to see the blackboard so she contacted my mom. I wasn't happy about getting glasses but when I actually got them I was totally gobsmacked. I still remember how thrilled I was about being able to see clearly for the first time - I was (and still am) quite nearsighted.

catchnrelease

(1,944 posts)
10. I had the same story
Thu Sep 5, 2019, 11:50 PM
Sep 2019

I think I was in 3rd grade, but I remember the teacher asking me how to spell the word 'hungry'--amazing that I still remember that part of it!--and I couldn't, even though it was written on the board. And when I came out of the dr office with my new glasses I said 'Wow, everything looks so clean!'. It had all been blurry before that, lol. It's so fantastic that they can give these little ones that benefit so early and don't have to wait like we did.

rustysgurl

(1,040 posts)
12. I've worn glasses since I was 3 ...
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 01:01 AM
Sep 2019

... born nearsighted, with astigmatism and a wandering eye to boot. Wore a patch over one eye for a while, had therapy with an orthopist (eye guy who deals in focal problems). Thankfully my parents were on top of it early, and because I had "reading" therapy early, I learned to read at an early age. I'm 62 now, still wearing glasses and thankful for them. This video is precious.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,148 posts)
14. Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO is profoundly nearsighted
Sat Sep 7, 2019, 05:44 PM
Sep 2019

but he didn't get his first glasses until he turned 8.


“I got my first pair of glasses for my eighth birthday, and saw birds flying, the tops of trees, even clouds for the first time in my life,” says Mothersbaugh. “It was amazing! I had never seen chimney smoke or the roof of a house, and I immediately started drawing everything I saw."

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