The Boy had his eyes tested last year. He refused to get glasses. I had a few choices.

Choice 1: Force the wearing of the glasses, including threatening (and actually) removing the iPad until he was willing to wear the glasses. This involves spending my energy on screaming, shouting, threatening, reinforcing earlier threats, caving because I don’t have the energy to spend today, punishments… just writing that list is exhausting me!

Choice 2: Work together to get him to wear the glasses. This involves spending my energy on outlining the importance of wearing the glasses ONCE, encouraging the wearing of the glasses (I will admit I tried a little bribery in there), remind him to wear the glasses briefly and then walk away, wait for him to realise why he should wear the glasses.

Choice 3: Accept that he is not going to wear them and move on with my life. Perhaps revisit the topic in a few months.

We went for option 2. Last week he said

“Mom, when I don’t wear my glasses my eyes get tired and go wonky and it is like that for all screens so I just wear them now. It is easier.”

Mic drop!