23 experiences you’ll only understand if you wear glasses
LONDON — Growing up with glasses is such fun.
If you’re not rubbing away rain drops, steam or general gunk from the lenses you’re wondering where you left them. Of course, if they are sitting, cleanly, on your face it won’t be long until someone asks to borrow them. And then tells you how blind you are.
Specs wearers have been documenting the joys of having two more eyes on Twitter, with #GrowingUpWithGlasses keeping track of the truths.
Lying down is more difficult.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses
every time you lay down pic.twitter.com/xqDoePkRJz
— Typical Girl (@SoDamnTrue) July 21, 2015
The sun causes problems.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses not being able to wear shades pic.twitter.com/YaUfyBr8G9
— ag4hunnid (@airaagee) July 21, 2015
As does rain.
When it rains or drinking something hot pic.twitter.com/LNDMurO19n
— Funny Tweets (@FunnyThingsUK) July 21, 2015
Or any kind of heat.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses: the struggle is real pic.twitter.com/fJ6FetWppz
— Relationship ♡ (@ohteenquotes) July 21, 2015
People are always asking to try on your glasses.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses “can I try on your glasses?” pic.twitter.com/RWndnzLoY5
— K£N (@KenMwendwa) July 21, 2015
They don’t take no for an answer.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses
“lol can i try your glasses on?”
*grabs glasses without permission* pic.twitter.com/BJgD0SwCKa
— bitch problems✨ (@awkwardmoment) July 20, 2015
And they’re always amazed the lenses are doing their job.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses when someone tries on your glasses and says “omg how can you see out of those?!1?!1” pic.twitter.com/bSHLFte9MN
— haley (@steamyharry) July 21, 2015
The concept of prescriptions is alien to them.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses every time… pic.twitter.com/5LRzVBM1LQ
— #July19th… (@imNOTyou719) July 17, 2015
People are not always massively tactful.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses
When someone’s takes your glasses and tries them on and says
“Omg your eyesight is so bad” pic.twitter.com/NE1WuwqSD6
— Anonymous (@Balsum_) July 21, 2015
It’s impossible to keep them completely clean.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses when you first got them vs 2 years later pic.twitter.com/fHmIOJONtD
— Ayisha Nathrakh (@LenfantSausage) July 21, 2015
These things get lost all the time.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses having these little wipes everywhere but never being able to find one when you really need it pic.twitter.com/6MJKhFDguH
— sarita (@sawajimenez) July 20, 2015
Cleaning them with your clothes isn’t always an option.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses when you have to clean your glasses but your shirt isn’t the right material pic.twitter.com/nzmMlx0ykz
— Jenna Marbles (@funnyjoke) July 21, 2015
Life gets a bit hazy at times.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses this is what lights look like without your glasses/contacts on. pic.twitter.com/R1OADx0K0a
— jenn (@Jenni_Hein) July 21, 2015
The 3D movie experience is… interesting.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses going to a 3d movie like pic.twitter.com/QEDbknFfNj
— michelle (@mishadoodle) July 21, 2015
Visits to the opticians get increasingly stressful.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses
Eye doctor: Read as much as you can
Me: E.
Eye doctor:
Me:
Eye doctor: That’s it?? pic.twitter.com/wzuHlXlqxU
— Kati (@kati_trejo) July 21, 2015
You really feel like you’re letting them down.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses “1, or 2?” Repeated about 10 times and you still can’t see the difference pic.twitter.com/xY0i2ozMKu
— Kardashian Reactions (@KardashianReact) July 21, 2015
You eventually get used to red marks.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THOSE LITTLE RED MARKS ON MY NOSE pic.twitter.com/XNM31iO0eg
— santiago (@swiftamericana) July 21, 2015
People ask how many fingers you can see.
THIS POST WILL NEVER GET OLD #GrowingUpWithGlasses pic.twitter.com/XobmR2803p
— Chris (@Not_Like_Chris) July 21, 2015
They get really confused about that one.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses accurate pic.twitter.com/6GIQUx1Oew
— bitch problems (@awkwardmoment) July 20, 2015
You have to spell it out to them.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses THIS IS HOW IT LOOKS LIKE TO HAVE GLASSES! OK SO STOP ASKING ME pic.twitter.com/ksVeHDZoxz
— Mayra | 1 (@thedanhowell) July 21, 2015
Glasses don’t get on very well with hair.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses when you try to take them off but get cough in your hair pic.twitter.com/6LxLxfDVuq
— megann (@MegannEmbanks) July 21, 2015
And people get freaked out when you take them off.
#GrowingUpWithGlasses when you got used to see someone with glasses then suddenly you caught him glassesless pic.twitter.com/3YnqEtHJdV
— der Heilige (@Muhammad__Essam) July 21, 2015
Still, at least they make you look smart.
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