I REALLY hate to admit this...

Hey miamilady! Don't worry about it! We all have been there! It is all a part of the 40's! So don't feel bad! Once we hit the 40's at some time or other we all have that same feeling that something is wrong with our vision! It is usually when we are reading and can't see the small print too well! Everyone of us goes through it! It is kind of a right of passage into the 40 somethings club! So just get the reading glasses and join us on the "other side"! It's no big deal, we all have to do it! And guess what, we kind of like the way we look in some of those new glasses!

Hey, you shouldn't be stressing out about this! Reading glasses are cool! Also, glasses, to me, make people to more attractive and more knowledgeable.

I am 41 also and I have to have bifocals and never had glasses before. I only use them to read and drive. So yes, I am at that milestone.

Oh, haha!! It's alright. Just think of it this way: you can still see. It's better than nothing, really. And you're lucky you didn't need glasses for so long. Sometimes second graders need those glasses already--yeesh, it's too early. But--thank goodness, I'm a little like you. I'm ending my teen years, and can still manage without glasses. It's going to be alright, okay? No need to worry about being called 'four-eyes,' that kind of thing. Or you can use contacts instead. =)

Don't be depress.it's not something to worry about, a lot of people wear glasses,it's no big deal. Remember to always think positive and pray so that you don't have to worry too much.

I always remember what my boss told me once. He said that his wife kepting compliant about she was getting old, not as slim as before, she felt sad, and boss told her sincerery" Honey, you are still as pretty as i first met you", but his wife did not believe him, she thought he was laying, but my boss told me, he did not, he really felt that his wife never change. I can tell me boss really love his wife, i hope his wife can understand someday.

I haven't really got such a milestone yet, though I do know that getting reading glasses or any glasses for that matter is something you had better done in time. My dad waited to long inbetween the meassurements of his eyes and getting the actual glasses and his eyesight had gone worse in the mean time. I guess this might only be the case with regular glasses but better save than sorry.

my mother reached this point a few years ago. At first she did not want to admit it, but now she's happy to have them. I am trying to force my husband to admit that he needs some kind of hearing amplifier (since hearing aids are too damned expensive), because i have really sensitive hearing, and I'm not going to suffer, just because he can't hear something.

if that's the worse thing that has happened to you u are very lucky. lol. just be thankful that there is something that can help u see better. i have worn glasses most all my life & i'm thankful that glasses help me see better.

I worked as a dispensing optician and used reading glasses when I was in my 20's for up close work. I got my first progressive lenses 2 years ago because I couldnt hide it anymore I needed help seeing up close. I happens to everyone sooner or later.

Hi miamilady, I felt the same way when I had to get reading glasses. I suddenly noticed one day ,that I oouldnt read the instructions on a box. Previous to that, I had never noticed. It seems my eyes have gotton worse and now it doesnt bother me to wear them. At first, I saw needing glasses, as a sign of aging that I didnt want to accept. Next year I will be 50, and I am thinking how old I am getting. But when it does get here, I will just be glad that I am still here to enjoy it. Ever since I passed 40, everything was downhill from there!..I try my best to keep in good spirits and just be glad that Im still here and take things as they come. I still in my mind am only about 25 years old and I will stay that way I hope!

I think it is a shock to all of us. My younger sisters were laughing at me when I had to put on reading glasses. They are each a year and two years younger than me. Well, guess what? They wear reading glasses now too. The alternative to reading glasses is giving up reading or struggling to see what you are reading. I figure if I didn't have to wear glasses for most of my life, I am blessed for that. Now, I choose to look smart by using reading glasses and I feel blessed that in this day and age there are reading glasses available. I wonder what people did years ago before glasses were invented.

I've my mother with reading glasses, I did wonder "I am going to be like that too?" I wonder how will I look like then. Then I think, it's a human cycle, sooner or later I might face it.

"Milestone" is a strong word that makes people automatically think of "age". It's part of the natural cycle of life. I would much rather need to rely on reading glasses to see/read better than I would rely on pills/medicine/etc to continue with my life. Sometimes looking at the glass as half full will render better emotional responses than looking at it as half empty.

yes it is a mild stone, I wore glasses all my life and the bi focals came after 40. Wait for menopause, that is the biggest one lol

Consider getting a full-spectrum light...I got quite a few years on you and I don't need glasses for reading. The full-spectrum light makes it a lot easier to do things like read or do crafts with it.. I bought one for my Mother who is in her 80s and she says it helps a lot. But don't use it right before bed!

Hello there miamilady! I just posted a discussion on this very same subject. You see, I too turned 40 recently and found that my eyes aren't as clear as they were a few years back. I paid a visit to the eye doctor last Thursday and learned that I have a stigmatism. I am now waiting for my GLASSES! It felt so funny trying on glasses as apposed to trying on sunglasses. Don't worry miamilady.........we'll be alright. Take care and God Bless!

I really hate to admit this but.......... I have been wearing reading glasses for almost a year now. I have almost 20/20 vision but when it comes to small print I need a little help. The doctors say that it's no big deal if you have to wear reading glasses, most people's eyesight tend to decline a little as we age....... so welcome to the club babe!

My mother who will be 45 this year had this very same thing happen to her. She has always been the one in our family who didn't need glasses or even have a lot of medical problems. She kept reading that at age 40 your body seems to go through a lot of changes. Shortly after she turned 40 they had her in eye glasses for reading. She always tells me to take care of myself because it seems like once you hit that age everything seems to go down hill from there. And, 41 is not old!!! =]

I feel your pain. I'm 48 and literally can't see anything in front of me, although distance vision is fine. Yeah it's not the greatest, but I decided glasses wasn't any worse than constantly squinting (which causes wrinkles) so I bit the bullet and got em. Not as bad as I thought cuz they have some really great frames now.