In a World of Black & White, be the Vibrant Stroke of RED

In the past, "four-eyes" was a common playground taunt a child might use to insult another child who wore eyeglasses. I heard it many times. I was born with a condition called amblyopia or lazy eye and spent years going to ophthalmologists where they tried their hardest to strengthen my lazy eye. Nothing worked, except for glasses.

I have two sets of glasses, One pair for close work and one for distance. Last week I had my yearly eye exam and although my eyesight hadn’t changed dramatically, I did need a stronger prescription for my reading/computer glasses. At one of my favorite eyeglass stores, Warby Parker, I found a frame I liked – it was greenish/grey and befitting for an elderly lady.

As the gal was writing up my order, I confessed that I really would have loved to get red framed glasses. She stopped filling out the order, went over to the wall shelf and returned with a bright red frame. I had no choice but to try them on. And I loved them but…not too confident I asked, “Can a 79-year-old woman get away with wearing bright red glasses?” Her reply, “If not now, then when!”

I’m tracking my order online and my new raspberry RED glasses should arrive later this week.