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I Thought I Was Going Blind

I struggled publishing your stories today

Adrienne Beaumont in the Challenged · 2026-06-13 19:58 · 993 claps · 1.2 min read paywalled
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I Thought I Was Going Blind

I struggled publishing your stories today

Photo by Oli Woodman on Unsplash

Photo by Oli Woodman on Unsplash

I didn’t get to them until this afternoon. Both boys have gastroenteritis. Baby T. lay listlessly on me and slept all morning. Caelin took over by the afternoon but was a lot worse.

I opened my laptop and started. At first, I thought something was wrong with my laptop so I brightened the screen. I struggled to read your words and could not read my comments at all. I was developing a headache. From eye strain. I took off my glasses to clean them and found I could read better without them. WTF?!

And then I looked at the glasses. Is it possible they were my night driving glasses? I always leave them in their case in the car but I vaguely remembered wearing them inside. Oh no! I had been wearing the wrong glasses all afternoon. No wonder I’d been struggling. I found my computer glasses and all became clear.

I’m relieved I’m not going blind. I was thinking how would I manage to read if I were blind. I’d have to teach Caelin to read me your stories!

Oh…oh. Please, no. Let me have one more day gastric-free. It’s 3.30am. Keeley heard me and said she’d drive me to the hospital.

I’m thinking so many positive thoughts my head hurts. Can it hold off one more day? I’m meeting my girlfriends at La Belle Epoque for High Tea/ Lunch.

Thank you for reading.

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