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Stupid Question, about glasses

howdo View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 12:58 PM Post #1
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I have been wearing glasses for 34 years. Thus I feel ridiculous asking this question, however I was never a klutzy small boy ... Any tips, hints, or other general information about how to help a 9yo boy who has been and will remain gangly and awkward and completely uncoordinated for years, with caring for his glasses? I don't care if my kids have to wear glasses, DD1 wears them, I just wanted to cry because he's the one kid I have who couldn't take care of them He chose a cool Star Wars pair and we pick them up in about 2.5 weeks. But how do I make sure they don't get broken?!?!?!?!

livvie7586 View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 01:05 PM Post #2
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what does he need them for? i'm short sighted, and therefore have my glasses on from the moment i get out of bed until the moment i go to bed (only take them off to shower), so there isn't a huge chance for them to get broken (as long as they fit well, i have had glasses get scratched as they were loose and fell off). Long sighted-train him to put them straight in a case when taken off (and have more then 1 case). And if for some reason he takes a tumble when wearing them and they break, there really isn't much that was going to save them anyway

howdo View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 01:09 PM Post #3
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Short sighted. I will pick up an extra case, thanks. I don't use them nor does DD1, but I think having them in a case will help DS! crosses her fingers against taking tumbles ...

morgansacre View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 01:10 PM Post #4
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For my DS and my other two DDs I chose the ones that the arms bend backwards....these take a lot to break. I never in fact had to replace them except for new lenses. Lynn

livvie7586 View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 01:13 PM Post #5
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QUOTE (howdo @ 02/01/2013, 02:09 PM) Short sighted. I will pick up an extra case, thanks. I don't use them nor does DD1, but I think having them in a case will help DS! crosses her fingers against taking tumbles ... NP i'd have a case by his bed, a case near the computer/in the lounge room, a case at school etc, etc pretty much anywhere that they are likely to be taken off. Plus i'd have some fairly dire consequences at the ready if the glasses are found off his face but not in a case (just something that will make him think about what he's doing quick smart).

♥~Bodhichitta~♥ View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 01:15 PM Post #6
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My DS has been wearing them since he was 5, and to be honest we pretty much live at the optometrists getting them fixed . He has 2 pairs, but seems to be forever breaking them. Often it's just wear and tear - screws fall out, which lead to lenses falling out etc. Sometimes he has dropped them. Or stood on them The good thing is that generally the optometrist can fix them without charge. Depending on what is wrong with them

howdo View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 01:16 PM Post #7
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QUOTE (morgansacre @ 02/01/2013, 02:10 PM) For my DS and my other two DDs I chose the ones that the arms bend backwards....these take a lot to break. I never in fact had to replace them except for new lenses. Lynn I haven't seen these for quite a while.

howdo View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 01:18 PM Post #8
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QUOTE (♥~Bodhichitta~♥ @ 02/01/2013, 02:15 PM) My DS has been wearing them since he was 5, and to be honest we pretty much live at the optometrists getting them fixed . He has 2 pairs, but seems to be forever breaking them. Often it's just wear and tear - screws fall out, which lead to lenses falling out etc. Sometimes he has dropped them. Or stood on them The good thing is that generally the optometrist can fix them without charge. Depending on what is wrong with them See that is what worries me! At least the outlay after health insurance was only $26 ...

Swahili View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 01:19 PM Post #9
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I think you'll just have to accept that they are going to get broken. Repair them with sticky tape and he'll soon learn.

howdo View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 01:21 PM Post #10
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He did try on a pair of Harry Potter ones ... LOL

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