Wednesday 24 April, 2024

8 realities of growing up with glasses

Solidarity.

TRENDING IN IRELAND and worldwide this morning, #GrowingUpWithGlasses is a place where all those irritations that come along with wearing specs can be aired among friends.

Irritations like…

1. Those helpful comments

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2. That frigging 1 or 2 test

#GrowingUpWithGlasses doubting yourself so much during the one or two test that you ended up with the wrong prescription
— cz (@czzzara) July 20, 2015

CzZzara / Twitter

one @relatablegirl @relatablegirl

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3. Rain terror

I like rain it's beautiful, said no person ever with glasses #GrowingUpWithGlasses
— Elina Eriksson (@ElinaEriksson1) July 21, 2015

Elina Eriksson / Twitter

rain

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4. The foggy dew

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see

5. The great glasses paradox

#GrowingUpWithGlasses trying to find my glasses but I need my glasses to find my glasses. 😭😭
— Ayokunle (@De_Believer) July 21, 2015

Ayokunle / Twitter

find

6. “How many fingers?”

#GrowingUpWithGlasses "how many fingers am i holding up?" pic.twitter.com/AbmxYPiWPM
— 50 Shades of Awkward (@OhWowThatsAwk) July 21, 2015

50 Shades of Awkward / Twitter

know

7. Trying to get comfy

gitl

8. The other great glasses paradox

Kids calling you "4 eyes", and now those same people that used to bug you about them, wear them to look "cool" #GrowingUpWithGlasses
— viviane (@Viv_Scully) July 21, 2015

فيفيان / Twitter

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8 realities of growing up with glasses

1. Those helpful comments

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2. That frigging 1 or 2 test

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3. Rain terror

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4. The foggy dew

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5. The great glasses paradox

6. “How many fingers?”

7. Trying to get comfy

8. The other great glasses paradox

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Comedian who pelted cash at Sepp Blatter is the same guy who invaded Kanye’s Glasto set

9 words you’ve never heard that perfectly describe your life