Clearer Vision

Somedays in the shock of the moment life doesn't have much clarity. But if you sit back for a moment, drop your head between your legs, and take a few deep breaths to help avoid passing out, the fog will lift and you can see why things are as they are.

A few weeks ago Joseph had another check up at the orthopics center in the hospital. I guess each time we go I pray for a miracle and the Opthamologist is going to ring in praise that his eyes are perfect and vision is perfect and all the efforts put forth have been well worth it. It didn't really end that way..... Much to my dismay.

This particular Monday, I had to work so I coerced Big Daddy to haul both kids down to the hospital for Joseph's eye checkup. I get a phone call from him after its all done and his first words were "Joseph need glasses" haha huh? What? umm? haha? What?? WHAT? While shuffling around my desk for a paper bag to minimize my hyperventaltion I think my absorption of what Big Daddy was telling me was minimal. I was shocked to say the least. I shouldn't have been, but I was. I hang up the phone and try to have some composure as I continue to work. Glasses, huh? No big deal right? I have glasses, Big Daddy has glasses, all of our parents and grandparents wore glasses. *sigh* our poor kids never had any hope did they?

Once I took a moment to put it in perspective it wasn't that bad. I guess the person it should matter the most to is Joseph and how he feels about it, and he was excited to get glasses. Poor bugger doesn't know the half of it does he? But he was excited. So off we toddle to the optical place and get pair chosen, we learn it is 2 for 1 so we choose out a 2nd pair. It all seems practical for a five year old boy who enjoys wrestling to have a spare pair. Pair #1 is blue, Joseph has informed me that these are his school glasses. Pair #2 is silver, and as I was told they are for "Fancy Shmancy".

Joseph was excited to go to school and show all of his friends his glasses. The first day he wore them to school Big Daddy had dropped him off quite early. Joseph proceeded to stand by the door and greet each of his classmates that day, one by one. Most of them commented on the glasses and those who didn't he followed around asking "Do I look different?" until they noticed. His teacher could not contain her laughter, she said it was really funny and cute.

I guess in Kindergarten glasses don't have a bad stigma yet, which is a good thing for us in getting Joseph to wear them. On the other hand three of his friends parents have thanked me... Their son's are now asking for glasses. I guess it really is one of those things where the grass is always greener on the other side. Or maybe the picture just isn't clear yet so it just "appears" greener on the other side. A simple pair of glasses can sometimes offer a moment of clarity.