Wearing a pair of readers to read Reddit
Posted by smoke2957@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 43 comments
I just purchased my first pair of readers and realized that I guess I can wear my contacts but with a little bit of help. I'm feeling quite old, and am not sure why this is the marker of old broad for me but it just is. I will turn 46 this year and 40 did not hit me but 42 did I find it odd. What are your odd "Hell I am old I guess now" moments or markers? We're not old damn it! ....Right?
Logical-Cherry9395@reddit
Our son told my husband and me "You're doing old people things. That means you're getting old. I don't like it." I was like, We're doing GROWNUP things not OLD PEOPLE things. We've reached the financial stability to do it. 2 hours later, our other son, much younger, called me "Young lady". He's currently my favorite of the two boys.
moonstruck523@reddit
I’m the exact same age…turning 46 next month, and I also just started needing readers and can wear them with the contacts on. I’ve been near sighted all my life and have only ever worn my contacts (glasses at night watching tv). It makes me feel old not being able to see clearly up close. I have to hold the phone far away to see and to read instructions off a package I have to use a flashlight even if it’s light out.
JollyJeanGiant83@reddit
I had terrible vision all my life. Not quite a year ago, I had life changing vision surgery. Because of how seriously terrible my vision was, it couldn't correct 100%, so I would still need readers after.
When I went to get my new prescription, they gave me my first prescription for bifocals. I feel like God is laughing at me.
AstuteStoat@reddit
We're all lauging/crying with you if that helps.
JollyJeanGiant83@reddit
I appreciate the thought!
Intelligent-Camera90@reddit
My husband has been telling me for the past year that I should get a new phone. Turns out, he thought there was something wrong with my phone because I had increased the font size of my texts. (And I still wear readers most of the time).
AstuteStoat@reddit
I never tried contacts because I'm like a feral beast if anything gets close to my eyes. So I just have to take off my glasses to read. I don't even notice how often I take them off anymore.
Oh no. I'm OLD.
Apprehensive-Stay196@reddit
I started noticing issues with reading at 43 … I just turned 49 a few weeks ago and I now proudly own 5 pairs of readers, scattered around my apartment.
Caliastanfor@reddit
that suddenly hit me at 46 as well. I had an optometrist appointment at 45 and she asked me if I as having any trouble seeing things up close and I truthfully said no at the time. A year later, my phone looked like a blurry mess unless I held it at least a foot away from me.
Embarrassed_Key_4539@reddit
My husband was wearing readers the other day to trim the bud he just finished curing and it was just the cutest thing to me, I made sure to tell him. Growing old is a privilege 🥰
KerissaKenro@reddit
Sure beats the alternative
LovableOldJames@reddit
This was me a couple of days ago lol. My wife also finds it amusing :)
867-53-oh-nein@reddit
I can tell I’m going to need hearing aids already. 3 years younger than you.
Agreeable_Branch007@reddit
You can increase font size through settings. #winning 💪
Saltyowl2113@reddit
Ah same. I texted this to my sister yesterday lol
mfhandy5319@reddit
Tell me when you have bought your third pair.
MadameTree@reddit
I’ll see your readers and raise my bifocals
Farm_Pretend@reddit
When I turned 45 last year, I realized I was 1/2 way to 90 😬
amiableviking@reddit
Certainly don’t have “perfect” eyesight, but I do have a pretty great case of monovision that makes readers unnecessary!
ineffable_my_dear@reddit
I wish I’d done that when I had PRK. They offered it, of course, but that’s how my eyes were naturally and I thought readers would be fun. 😭
BleechInYourEye@reddit
Like clockwork, immediately at the age of 40 I had to buy my first pair. My 40s wouldn’t be so bad if I could just see. About to turn 47 and need -8.75 to see distance and a +2.0 to see anything remotely close to my face. Seriously considering Lasik
Abpoe77@reddit
Just wait. Not only will there be readers there will be flashlights everywhere
brattybabyc@reddit
Progressives gang.
Negative-Wrap95@reddit
liams_dad@reddit
I made the text bigger about 6 months ago.
Pankosmanko@reddit
Same. I’ve increased it twice
jojotherider@reddit
I chose glasses before increasing font size. Ive even moved to stronger readers. I simply refuse to increase my font size.
Spartan04@reddit
Needing glasses to read doesn’t really bother me, most of us have our near vision degrade some in our 40s, it’s just something that happens.
For me the real surprise was my eye exam last year when I found out that I’ll probably need progressives eventually (or a separate pair for distance vision). My distance vision is also not as good as it once was and the eye doctor told me it was still fine for now but eventually I’ll need some correction.
sunrise_parabellum@reddit
I had cataract surgery at 45 in my defense they were congenital cataracts and were always going to need surgery earlier than the average person. I'm kinda relieved I don't have to deal with presbyopia I just started getting it when the cataracts got bad and it sucked
ChaucersDuchess@reddit
I have been wearing progressive bifocals since I was 40 🥴😂
NovelWord1982@reddit
Same. Had perfect vision until I was 37.
ChaucersDuchess@reddit
Drop the 3 there and you’ve got the age I lost my perfect vision 🙃
NovelWord1982@reddit
Mine is changing so fast. I’ve had to get a stronger script every year. I’m entirely sure I’ll need a new one this year as well.
ChaucersDuchess@reddit
Welcome to the world of wearing glasses, this has been my experience.
Final_Comparison9727@reddit
45 and JUST started doing this yesterday. The clarity is nice but God damnit, how did my eyesight degrade at this cliff in just the last 2 years??
External-Film-1286@reddit
I just turned 47 and I feel pretty good about it. Sometime over the past year I convinced myself that I was already 47 so I thought I was turning 48. My parents came to my house for dinner and they brought a cake with numbered candles. They got a four and a seven and I said that they are a year late. My dad flatly looked at me and said "You are turning 47 not 48.... dumbass". When the realization hit me I was genuinely happy lol. I really thought I was a whole year older. Being 47 vs 48 feels unwarrantedly younger. I have a whole nother year until I gotta worry about 50.
Konnorwolf@reddit
Something happens over the last couple years that I have to move my glasses when reading small print because it's too fuzzy with my glasses which I need to see anything more then two rulers away.
I still have the ability to see the smallest micro print without any help.
christopherDdouglas@reddit
I still have perfect eyesight. Everything else seems broken though.
brittanytobiason@reddit
I use a giant TV as a monitor via HDMI cable. Works great. Whereas my phone game text keeps shrinking.
CheerfullyCursed@reddit
My old lady moment is wearing my readers on the end of my nose because I need them to see my cross stitch, but can’t see the tv clearly through them.
PartTimeLegend@reddit
I’ve been wearing varifocals since I was 24. Now I’m 40 and people around me are starting to wear them and asking my advice.
Strangel0vecraft@reddit
Welcome to the fold. I entered the "readers with contacts" era of life not too long ago myself. The eye doc pretty much said it's okay to live with as long as I can stand it. She also called me "lucky" in that I'm developing a cataract- evidently they correct your vision when they remove cataracts these days. So eventually I guess I won't need either!
NovelWord1982@reddit
My mom had her cataract surgeries last spring and at 70 she had better vision than me! She needs readers, but prior to surgery she’d been in glasses since she was 11.
Meanwhile I had perfect 20/20 vision until I was 37. Now I’m 43 and have bifocals 🤪