His first pair of glasses were stylish but back then he got angry very easily, and when he did, he tore his shirts to shreds and sometimes also broke his glasses.
So, we were going through frames every so often. Here's what he was wearing in 2014.
By 2015 we were tired of all of the broken eyeglass frames and were looking for something that would not break. A fellow parent told us about Solo Bambini eyewear for children. (Thanks, Lisa!) I called them up and the person I spoke with guaranteed that their frame would hold up to even Kai. We ordered a pair and got the lenses that turn into sunglasses when outdoors.
We found out that the frames were indeed Kai proof!
But it wasn't long before he outgrew those frames. The next pair we got him was a pair of sports frames which also were durable.
But the problem was that Kai did not like wearing his eyeglasses. He said that he did not like how he looked in them. We were kind of glad that he cared about his appearance at all as he had gone years never noticing when he put his shirts on backward unless we corrected him. But it was important that he wore glasses as his eyesight was getting worse and he could not see the board in the front of his classroom without his glasses.
And so it was a struggle.
With Kai now 14, and about to start high school, we thought it might be time to have him try contact lenses. He very much liked that idea.
And so, although his eyeglass subscription was still good through the fall, we wanted him to have a fresh look for his fresh start in high school
Ahead of his visit to the eye doctor, Kai watched YouTube videos of people demonstrating how to put on and take off contact lenses. He was very motivated to learn.
At the doctor's office, he struggled a bit with both putting them in and taking them out. But he didn't give up or get too frustrated. He persisted nicely and was able to do it.
And so for the last month or so, he has been wearing contact lenses, and liking it!
Well, good for him! He looks so grown up, too!
ReplyDeleteHe does look grown up, doesn't he? The progression of pictures really highlights how much he has changed.
DeleteWow, Kai strikes an even more handsome figure when you may see his whole face without glasses partially covering it up.
ReplyDeleteI like the way he looks without his glasses. My wife tells me that Kai looks more and more like her late husband, Kai's biological father, each day.
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