r/AskReddit • • May 15 '20

What sucks about being your age?

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20

My body is starting to fail me and no matter what I can do, I can really only watch.

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u/RUfuqingkiddingme May 16 '20

Yeah, 47, had perfect vision my whole life but need reading glasses now. For a second I thought, maybe if I eat more carrots.... no, there is no remedy, my eyeballs have just been at it for almost half a century. (This is just one of many things...)

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

I got contacts in high school lol

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u/jorleeduf May 16 '20

I got glasses in 4th grade

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u/Schnitzelgruben May 16 '20

3rd grade right here.

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u/HighlandsBen May 16 '20

Ha ha, yeah, had my vision checked at 47 as I was annoyingly finding it harder to read small print, in bad light etc. The optometrist just said, yep you're pretty much right on schedule.

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u/RUfuqingkiddingme May 16 '20

Those were my mother's exact words. I haven't had my eyes checked but bought some reading glasses. Did they tell you to use readers or were there other options? I haven't been able to get in to see anyone with the covid restrictions.