Heh. That episode of My Gimpy Life was the first thing I thought of when I read your topic sentence.
This piece also reminded me of the problems we had with my daughter getting glasses at age 3 -- so many well-meaning people told her she looked "cute" in public or that her glasses were so "cool" that she didn't want to go out in public anymore.
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Date: 2015-03-25 05:03 am (UTC)This piece also reminded me of the problems we had with my daughter getting glasses at age 3 -- so many well-meaning people told her she looked "cute" in public or that her glasses were so "cool" that she didn't want to go out in public anymore.
http://beth-leonard.livejournal.com/242172.html
and the resolution:
http://beth-leonard.livejournal.com/245300.html
(If you're not on the filter, just ask, and I can add you to my "kid stories" filter. I don't tend to add people unless they ask because when the kids were young, there was frequent bodily function discussion.)
--Beth