New Glasses, Page 2

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Close-up of the girl adjusting her glasses.

NARRATOR: "I think I need a new prescription."

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The girl shown in plain, simple glasses looking unhappy.

NARRATOR: "I wish they didn't look so dorky."

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The same girl imagined with stylish glasses, looking happier and more confident.

NARRATOR: "Maybe if I had cooler frames, I'd look prettier."

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The girl drops a coin into a piggy bank.

NARRATOR: "Maybe I could save for a new pair."

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A small lunch consisting of a piece of gum, some coins, and a granola bar labeled "Breakfast of Champions."

NARRATOR: "I could skip lunch and live off gum."

I was home-schooled so I didn’t have lunch money to save.

At this time in American history, Covergirl was making frames for teenage girls. They advertised them in seventeen. They were not covered by Medicaid. I told myself they were too small for me anyway. Because, you know, my head is so large.

Comments (Archived)

  1. pedestrian

    The worst is when our grand-daughter needed corrective surgery on each of her eyes. The first time wasn’t to bad and we failed to comprehend how traumatized she was by that experience.

    Then when the time came for the second operation. I can still remember her screaming as they prepped her for surgery. It traumatized both of us.

    I admire the medical and emergency professionals who have the fortitude to face these situations every day and the endurance to get the job done.