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Hellobee Boards Topic: How old were you when you first needed glasses? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:30:53 +0000 agilpro on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses/page/2#post-2115354 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 22:49:56 +0000 agilpro 2115354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @DesertDreams88: I was also a teacher and dealt with kids who couldn't see on a regular basis. I would send the kids to the nurse when we had one or make the call to the parents to tell them their son or daughter was having trouble seeing. If and when they came to school wearing glasses I would take them aside and ask them how it was going and ask them what it was like when they first put them on and then I would tell them the first day would be the hardest and it would get easier with each passing day and within a few days nobody would care that they were wearing glasses. It usually helped ease their fears a bit. erinpye on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses/page/2#post-2114850 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 16:10:37 +0000 erinpye 2114850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was 24 or 25. snowjewelz on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses/page/2#post-2114827 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:42:19 +0000 snowjewelz 2114827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was 7! chopsuey on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses/page/2#post-2114812 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:21:25 +0000 chopsuey 2114812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 8th grade. 14! Mrs. J on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2114737 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:45:20 +0000 Mrs. J 2114737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 11. I also got braces that year, and I was one of the shortest in my grade. Fun times. Chillybear on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2114714 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:30:42 +0000 Chillybear 2114714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was in 2nd grade when i got my first pair of glasses - i remember my cousins being with me when i went to the store to pick them up - and my older cousin (he was probably 10) told me they made me look older like i was in college - he was sweet. in 7th grade i got contacts best thing ever! I dont qualify for lasik, maybe implants - I wear a -9.5 in contact lenses DesertDreams88 on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2114694 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:19:52 +0000 DesertDreams88 2114694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 10. I'm a 5th grade teacher (so, 10-11 year olds) and you'd be AMAZED at how many students I have that struggle with reading due to uncorrected vision problems. There are so many reasons. Many parents don't have the time/resources/knowledge/money to take them to an eye exam, or they don't follow up with actually buying glasses, or the kids just forget to wear them or don't like them. I try to ask about it and encourage them as much as possible, but without much success. Out of each class of 30 students, I have about 5-6 students with uncorrected vision issues. It's so frustrating as a teacher :( yellowbird on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2114630 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:47:33 +0000 yellowbird 2114630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 7! lamariniere on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2114611 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:39:54 +0000 lamariniere 2114611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 13, but I went straight to contacts. avivoca on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2114607 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:39:08 +0000 avivoca 2114607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was nine, but I probably needed them earlier. agilpro on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2114600 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:36:34 +0000 agilpro 2114600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 15, but probably needed them a year or two earlier. chopsuey on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029852 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 21:02:32 +0000 chopsuey 2029852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 9th grade! MrsH on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029842 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:56:37 +0000 MrsH 2029842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @matador84: similar story here. Less than two and I had to have multiple surgeries. mrs. bird on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029824 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:49:53 +0000 mrs. bird 2029824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i failed my eye exam for my license as a teen ('which box is the red dot in?'.... what red dot? :D ), but they told me to promise to go to an eye dr & gave me my license anyway. so i should have had them before then, but didn't start wearing them regularly until i was almost thirty, i'm still not good about wearing them regberadaisy on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029758 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:37:28 +0000 regberadaisy 2029758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was in the 5th grade. blackbird on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029757 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:36:39 +0000 blackbird 2029757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 13 for reading. I still need them. DH is pretty blind and got lasik before his deployment so he didn't have to wear the goggles :) i'm hoping E doesn't need them knittylady on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029751 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:25:54 +0000 knittylady 2029751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @daniellemybelle: @Grace: All I can think about is Dr. Hahn in Grey's Anatomy having that same experience and equating it to how she now realizes she's gay. Anyone else?? Smurfette on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029737 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:07:33 +0000 Smurfette 2029737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 4th grade My "boyfriend" broke up with me right after I got them. fairy on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029709 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:31:52 +0000 fairy 2029709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 9th grade - I became nearsighted from staring super close at a computer screen making pixel art all summer! It was crazy - one day I looked at my tv from another room and thought "wow the picture is so blurry" and when I went up to the tv to mess with the settings, it became clear. I had a minor freakout and then when I went back to school in the fall, I couldn't see the board without squinting really hard. It seemed to happen quickly! Torchwood on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029706 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:30:13 +0000 Torchwood 2029706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 4th grade, so I guess around 8 or 9? erinpye on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029703 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:27:52 +0000 erinpye 2029703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Mid twenties. MenagerieMama on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029690 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:10:13 +0000 MenagerieMama 2029690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ First grade. They were giant pink horrid things, haha. Mrs. Jacks on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029684 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:06:28 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 2029684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't need glasses yet! (43) autumnlove on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029673 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:02:18 +0000 autumnlove 2029673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Almost 8 BSB on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029660 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 17:50:34 +0000 BSB 2029660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 26, I think. loveisstrange on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029659 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 17:50:24 +0000 loveisstrange 2029659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 6th grade. So like... 11ish? Ree723 on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029656 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 17:49:33 +0000 Ree723 2029656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 8. I distinctly remember being in the third grade and going to pick out my super awesome glasses (it was the 80s, you can just imagine the awesomeness... :silly: ) babycanuck on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029654 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 17:47:51 +0000 babycanuck 2029654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 6 - reading glasses and still the same, slighter higher script jhd on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029652 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 17:45:39 +0000 jhd 2029652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i got some glasses in 4th grade to help see the board at school. i didn't need to wear glasses full time until i was 30. matador84 on "How old were you when you first needed glasses?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-needed-glasses#post-2029604 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 17:07:43 +0000 matador84 2029604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 13 months. Needed surgery.