Comments on: Glasses for a Five Year Old – The Resolution http://www.raising4boys.com/2007/08/29/glasses-for-a-five-year-old-the-resolution/ parenting tips, tricks and commentary Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:30:26 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Blaine Moore http://www.raising4boys.com/2007/08/29/glasses-for-a-five-year-old-the-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-13819 Blaine Moore Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:44:22 +0000 http://www.raising4boys.com/2007/08/29/glasses-for-a-five-year-old-the-resolution/#comment-13819 I was diagnosed in 7th grade (a story in and of itself) and have had migraines as long as I can remember (at least since I was 5 or 6 years old.) So, by the time I was a junior or senior in high school (I misrecall which year it was) I knew that it wasn't permanent. I was just miserable. I was diagnosed in 7th grade (a story in and of itself) and have had migraines as long as I can remember (at least since I was 5 or 6 years old.) So, by the time I was a junior or senior in high school (I misrecall which year it was) I knew that it wasn’t permanent. I was just miserable.

]]> By: mom http://www.raising4boys.com/2007/08/29/glasses-for-a-five-year-old-the-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-13817 mom Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:36:57 +0000 http://www.raising4boys.com/2007/08/29/glasses-for-a-five-year-old-the-resolution/#comment-13817 Anitra- You are so right about the age thing. Even though this doctor specializes in pediatrics, they are not his usual clientele. My son is almost always the only one in the waiting room without gray hair. In fact, I forgot to mention that the receptionist thought I was calling on behalf of my father at first. That still doesn't excuse her reluctance to fit son #3 in to their schedule. Maybe she would have been more accommodating had she checked his birth date, but I doubt it. Granted, this doctor may have just had a bad day, but I won't retract my assertion that he is a bad doctor. Obviously, he didn't spend enough time with my son to get him the right prescription. That makes him a HORRIBLE doctor from this mom's perspective. Anitra-
You are so right about the age thing. Even though this doctor specializes in pediatrics, they are not his usual clientele. My son is almost always the only one in the waiting room without gray hair. In fact, I forgot to mention that the receptionist thought I was calling on behalf of my father at first. That still doesn’t excuse her reluctance to fit son #3 in to their schedule. Maybe she would have been more accommodating had she checked his birth date, but I doubt it.
Granted, this doctor may have just had a bad day, but I won’t retract my assertion that he is a bad doctor. Obviously, he didn’t spend enough time with my son to get him the right prescription. That makes him a HORRIBLE doctor from this mom’s perspective.

]]> By: mom http://www.raising4boys.com/2007/08/29/glasses-for-a-five-year-old-the-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-13816 mom Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:17:31 +0000 http://www.raising4boys.com/2007/08/29/glasses-for-a-five-year-old-the-resolution/#comment-13816 Wow, Blaine! That sounds scary, especially if you didn't know the blindness would be temporary. I hope that never happens again. Wow, Blaine! That sounds scary, especially if you didn’t know the blindness would be temporary. I hope that never happens again.

]]> By: Blaine Moore http://www.raising4boys.com/2007/08/29/glasses-for-a-five-year-old-the-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-13812 Blaine Moore Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:45:23 +0000 http://www.raising4boys.com/2007/08/29/glasses-for-a-five-year-old-the-resolution/#comment-13812 I am glad that your son got taken care of; whether the former doctor was unused to dealing with children or not, it is inconceivable to me that he would think that it is a good idea to go without being able to see for <em>anybody</em> for two months unless (a) the person went through corrective surgery and there is a healing process or (b) the person is trying to go without glasses and train their eyes to work without visual aids. In the case of your son, being unable to see could set him really far back. I had vision problems as a kid, and it was hard enough not being able to see on a temporary basis; I can't imagine it on a day to day basis. (I suffered from cluster migraines, which at one point got so bad that I went blind for two weeks in high school.) I am glad that your son got taken care of; whether the former doctor was unused to dealing with children or not, it is inconceivable to me that he would think that it is a good idea to go without being able to see for anybody for two months unless (a) the person went through corrective surgery and there is a healing process or (b) the person is trying to go without glasses and train their eyes to work without visual aids.

In the case of your son, being unable to see could set him really far back. I had vision problems as a kid, and it was hard enough not being able to see on a temporary basis; I can’t imagine it on a day to day basis. (I suffered from cluster migraines, which at one point got so bad that I went blind for two weeks in high school.)

]]> By: Anitra http://www.raising4boys.com/2007/08/29/glasses-for-a-five-year-old-the-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-13811 Anitra Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:28:23 +0000 http://www.raising4boys.com/2007/08/29/glasses-for-a-five-year-old-the-resolution/#comment-13811 Glad to hear that you were able to resolve this! I'd be willing to bet that your previous eye doctor wasn't bad, he was probably just unused to dealing with children, who have different growth rates and social interaction than teenagers or adults do. If he spends much time performing surgery, it's probably on elderly folks, who tend to know exactly what they need. Glad to hear that you were able to resolve this!

I’d be willing to bet that your previous eye doctor wasn’t bad, he was probably just unused to dealing with children, who have different growth rates and social interaction than teenagers or adults do. If he spends much time performing surgery, it’s probably on elderly folks, who tend to know exactly what they need.

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