眼里有心眼镜男孩找回自信
<p><span word="Cody">Cody</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="weighing">weighing</span> 24 <span word="ounces">ounces</span>.</p><p><span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="prematurity">prematurity</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="blindness">blindness</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="peripheral">peripheral</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="sightedness">sightedness</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ophthalmologist">ophthalmologist</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span>.</p><p><span word="Cody">Cody</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="pride">pride</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="abundantly">abundantly</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mommy">Mommy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Daddy">Daddy</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shame">shame</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="begging">begging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span>, <span word="too">too</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="kindergarten">kindergarten</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="recess">recess</span> <span word="derailed">derailed</span> <span word="Cody">Cody</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="possession">possession</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span>, <span word="Cody">Cody</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="yanked">yanked</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bent">bent</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Cody">Cody</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="timid">timid</span>, <span word="small">small</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="Seeing">Seeing</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="recounted">recounted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="wrung">wrung</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>.</p><p><span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="groped">groped</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="donned">donned</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="blindly">blindly</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="flipped">flipped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> <span word="switch">switch</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="stickers">stickers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="plastered">plastered</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mismatched">mismatched</span> <span word="antique">antique</span> <span word="mirrors">mirrors</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> <span word="basins">basins</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="stickers">stickers</span>.</p>
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