Friday, April 20, 2012
Contacts woes
Calvin has been begging for contacts for years. At our appointment last summer we asked our Dr. about getting them (thinking he'd say no, Calvin is too young, but instead he said, "sure, why not?" It took a few months to get an appointment with the optrician we needed to see and to get our first contact lens to try. We noticed Calvin turning his head and favoring his good eye and he also said he liked his glasses better. So, we went back to the optrician to try another lens. We did this 4 times and nine months later we finally have a contact that works. I'm not sure if Calvin is super fussy or if he has tricky eyes. He only needs a contact in one eye.
Meanwhile we have had some trouble with taking care of the contacts. Early on, he lost one at school, he took one out at a football game. A little later, he took one out and threw it on the floor when he was mad, he took one out and tore it in 1/2 when he was mad, took one out and accidently ripped it while holding it and waiting for mom to wash her hands. He took one out on the bus becuase he was mad and didn't want to ride the bus! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! We were quite understanding of the first few times Calvin lost or took out a contact since this is a new experience for him and it was truely an accident if he lost or took one out while not at home. Now he is a somewhat more experienced contact user and he has decided to take out a contact and destroy it when he's mad, we are a little less patient and understanding. In fact, a few weeks ago when ripped a contact on purpose Dave threw away the WII. (Funny thing about this is that Clare cried more than Calvin. She is a sweet little person).
Each contact is supposed to last one month. So far the longest we've made it is 2 weeks. Calvin only gets one contact/month so if he loses it early then he wears glasses until it is time to try the next contact. This month he got his contact April 10th. Tore it up on the bus less than a week later. He will get a new contact May 10th.
The crazy thing about this is that he LOVES to wear his contacts and it really only hurts himself if he breaks one.
Life all other aspects of Calvin's life I hope that this will pass and he will eventually learn to be more responsible!!
I do not like this new blogger format!!!!!!!!! Where has spell check gone?
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I'm with you on the the Blogger thing. Boo for having to figure it all out again!!!
ReplyDeleteOh I hope he learns to be good to them. I hated glasses as a kid so I understand his frustration, but I think it is so good that you just give him one a month. He needs to learn and that is a good way to teach it.
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