Just last week I was posting about mommy guilt…I was also saying that mommy guilt doesn’t happen that often to me. And here I am posting AGAIN that I have mommy guilt. Yesterday I went to Bella’s class to pick her up and her teacher told me that she failed the state eye exam. I have to admit, when I heard that my heart dropped a little. While getting glasses is not like it was when I got glasses in elementary school…I still remember the kids that made fun of me for the glasses I got in fourth grade.
But here’s where the mommy guilt comes in…this past summer Bella told me that she couldn’t see out of one eye. However, while she was telling me, she was rubbing it. I figured she couldn’t see that well because she was rubbing it so much. So I told her to stop rubbing it. I never heard another thing about it…until yesterday when she and I talked about her eye exam and she told me if she covers her right eye, she can see. If she covers her left eye, she can’t.
And if dismissing her telling me she couldn’t see out of one eye, isn’t bad enough…she’s also told me a few random times that she had a headache. I always had one reason or another for why she probably had a headache…she was thirsty and needed water; she was tired; bumped her head; etc.
Apparently the state is coming back to test all of the kids who failed the test. Rather than wait for their results, I’ve called my eye doctor and scheduled Bella to see him next week. I’ve also talked to Bella about the possibility of getting glasses so she is prepared. Her response, “I want rockstar glasses that sparkle”. Um…OK! I found one of those sites where you can virtually try glasses on to see how they look. I think Bella looks cute!
Hopefully we can find those sparkly glasses for my little diva!
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