So I have a mother coming in today who is making her 8 year old daughter feel horrible because she has to wear glasses. This woman has said, in front of me and the kid, I hate the way you look in glasses, why can't you wear contacts, there's something wrong with you, etc.
I want to choke the mother. This woman is ignorant enough about glasses she was very upset that SHE could not see through her child's glasses. When I was patient and explained of course not, she got arrogant, of course. When the mother asked me what was wrong with her kid that she needed glasses I did manage to say genetics, which went right over her head.
But I really want to find something to say that will help the daughter feel better about herself even though this beast is telling her the opposite. I have zero concern about the mother getting mad at me for saying whatever I can find to say to her daughter. This kid is going to need all the positive encouragement she can get just to get through life, never mind glasses.
What would you say to the daughter?
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