

I Can See!
I was eight when I got my first pair of glasses, after an observant teacher mentioned to my mom that I was constantly squinting as I tried to see the chalkboard. In those days, I was too young to be concerned about vanity, so having to wear the cat-eye shaped spectacles didn’t hurt my ego one bit, until the inevitable playground teasing began. Like so many other myopic kids, I got the dreaded ”four eyes” label while still in elementary school. And I suppose it was some time i