how i learned to love my glasses

lila b.

i used to hate wearing my glasses. like i’d rather walk into walls than wear them to school. they just made me feel like… a version of myself i didn’t want people to see. not “cool,” not effortless, not whatever i thought pretty looked like at the time.

i’d only wear them in my room or when i was sick and didn’t care anymore. contacts were my crutch — even though they were uncomfortable and i’d always forget to take them out.

but over time, something shifted. i started noticing people i thought were cool… just fully wearing glasses?? like on purpose. with outfits. like they weren’t hiding anything.

i don’t know when exactly it clicked but one day i just stopped caring so much. started wearing them to grab coffee or to the thrift, then eventually to actual plans. and nothing bad happened. in fact, i actually started feeling kinda cute in them. like i was finally seeing myself clearly — literally and otherwise.

fast forward to last week… i treated myself to a pair of gentle monsters. something about that felt full circle. like i stopped trying to look like someone else and realized i already look like the version of me i was chasing.

anyway. if you wear glasses and hate it — maybe you don’t forever.