Slacker parents that we are, we had no idea that Clarissa needed glasses. For as much as the kid reads you would think that she would have said something like.... I cannot see the board at school... I cannot see the clock, mom you look fuzzy, but none of these saying were ever said. It was not until Clarissa got her cute little self in trouble, she was told to sit on the chair until the clock said 2:45, that's when the tears started. In between her sobbing she said, "I can't see the clock". This is moment when you realize you are a crappy parent! What parent does not know their child needs glasses.....uggghhh! So after a series of questions we knew we needed to visit the opthamologist and get her some glasses.
After some tests we found out she has a condition called amblyopia that should have been diagnosed at a much younger age.....ugghh....crappy parent once again. Next there was a trip to the
pediatricians office, a
referral to a specialist, eye
dilation, more tests, google searches, web MD, fear of possibly having to wear a pirate patch for a year, and the diagnosis was......(drum roll).....anisometropia
, unbalanced vision that can be fixed with a pair of glasses!!! The specialast prescribed a lens that will correct the problem! Can you image a 9 yr old in the 4th grade having to wear a patch to school. No thanks!
She was able to pick out an adorable pair of frames and thinks she is all grown up now when she wears her glasses. She has even asked if she can stay up later, and thinks she is old enough to babysit.
After posting and admitting to this, I'm sure I will have CPS knocking on my door before the end of the week. Is this considered neglect??? yikes!!!
[This picture was taken the very day after Shalyn and I first met - October something 1995. We had our blind date the night before. At the end of the date, I was talking to my roommate (Jared Carlow) about going over to see the Salt Lake City Temple and to listen to the broadcast of the conference outside. Shalyn said that she wanted to go as well. -- While we were sitting together and talking right next to the temple, Jared took this picture of us.]
