A Terrible Mistake

July 10 2009


Three summers ago, I made some bad choices which changed my life, forever, but I learned a valuable lesson. Everyday, I relied on watching television all day long to keep me from boredom. From right when I wake up till just before I go to sleep, I sat right on the couch with my eyes glued to the screen. I even unconsciously learned the timetable of the shows on favourite channel by heart.

Sometimes, if my parents get home and tell me to turn off the T.V., I would curl up in my bed and read a whole stack of Archie Comics. They were my favourite books to read at the time and I really enjoyed them.

I was always too busy watching T.V. and reading Archie Comics to pass the time that I didn't pay any attention to my parent’s warnings. Thinking back, I can recall them constantly telling me to go outside to play with my brothers or take a break every once in a while so I don't continuously stress and tire my eyes so much. Still, I didn’t care or think about the consequences so I kept up my routine throughout the whole entire summer vacation.

Finally, after all those days and weeks, it was back to school time. I got to see all my friends again and I was even glad to have homework again but noticed that my eye sight was worse than usual. When I tried to copy off the board, the words appeared fuzzy and blurred. I either had to squint or move up closer to see them properly. When I told my parents they scheduled an appointment with the [eye doctor] for me. Unfortunately, my vision was ruined and I had to get glasses. From not needing glasses before the summer vacation, my eyesight extremely worsened to 225 degrees in just approximately 2 months. For the next two years, I acted as if I don't need glasses so I only used my glasses part time and only if I needed to see something important off the board, T.V., or projector screen at school. That wasn’t a good choice; I strained my eyes by not wearing glasses full time so when I had a check up last year, my vision worsened extremely once again but to 400 degrees.

By not taking my parents’ warnings seriously I have to deal with, and deserve, the consequences of being stuck with bad vision and wearing glasses full time. Let me tell you, I absolutely hate glasses! Even now, I don’t like to take pictures with glasses on, pretending that I don't have them. Maybe I’ll consider laser eye surgery when I’m an adult, but it’ll be a long wait till then. So let me warn you, never ever spend your summer vacation watching TV or reading all day, everyday. Take the time to enjoy the outdoors or go to the park with some friends; just as long as you rest your eyes, because if not, you’ll probably regret it like me.