Today I broke my glasses beyond repair. I am very nearly legally blind. I get my glasses at Walmart and today, Christmas, is the only day out of the entire year that they are closed. Merry Christmas to me. FML
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Today, I'm so broke, I asked my parents if they'd pay for me to go to the eye doctor and consider it my Christmas present. FML
Today, I broke my glasses. My eyesight is horrible, I can’t see things that aren’t super close to my face. I'm supposed to drive to another state tomorrow. FML
Today, an arm fell off my only glasses. Problem is I can’t fix it, since I can barely see without actually wearing them. Tomorrow, I’ll be getting around with one-armed glasses until I find someone who isn’t half blind and can tighten a tiny screw. FML
Today, I broke my glasses, so I scheduled an appointment to get a new pair. The soonest available appointment? November 21st. FML
Today, while I was normally and gently cleaning my glasses with my shirt they snapped in half. This is the second time this has happened, with the exact same glasses. The optometrist got me another pair last time, but this time they said no because it was too suspicious. I now have to buy $150 glasses again. FML
Today, I walked into the glass door of my boss’s cabin and broke my spectacles. Thank god for a backup pair, right? Wrong. I fell down the stairs and broke them too. FML
Today, I broke my glasses. How did I break my glasses? A cow kicked me in the face at work. FML
Today, my boss and I were stacking boxes in the back room of the store. One of the boxes fell and hit me in the face, causing me to lose my glasses. My boss stepped on my glasses as she ran to check the box for broken merchandise, which I then had to pay for. FML
Today, trying to be cute, my boyfriend threw a snowball at me. This would have been fine had it not been hard enough to break my glasses. As a college student, I have to choose between eating for the next two weeks or replacing them. FML
Today, I lost my glasses. I don't have spares but my girlfriend said I could borrow hers. She doesn't understand why this won't work. FML
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Saberguy13 9
how did you write this fml with no spelling mistakes?
Mowmee 14
I see you've made a SPECTACLE of yourself:). It's okay, I'm sure one of your relatives would by happy take you
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species4872 20
Oh Mr Magoo you've done it again.
chucklesman96 13
I bet you didn't see that coming
WinterChild 20
I can see how that might be an issue for you.
confused_wandere 26
They can't.
lexiieeex3 32
It sucks not being able to see on Christmas but they'll be open tomorrow, only 11 more hours to go. You got this OP.
a1f0sff 25
That's why you should always have spare glasses. Even if they're old, it's better than not seeing anything.
Arshoo14 2
exactly! If you need them this much, you should keep a spare at home.
nix1993 41
Everything is just one big blur without my glasses, and I'm paranoid about this happening so i've pretty much got spare pairs stashed all over my house, plus contact lenses in my bag in case I'm out!
missmootoyou 4
Not always an option though. I've only gotten glasses in the last year and they cost $390, so getting a 'spare' set isn't an option
Mowmee 14
I see you've made a SPECTACLE of yourself:). It's okay, I'm sure one of your relatives would by happy take you
kirby1964 20
Do you not keep an old pair. I do donate my old ones as well, but I keep at least the last set.
TheAwesomePossum 11
I am I incredibly near-sighted and can't drive without glasses. Even with insurance, my lenses cost $300+ (frames are covered). I keep all my old ones and take one along on travel. Hope you can rig something up. My son broke his THREE times last year. Thankfully, insurance covered the new frames.
xjoshi121 0
Check out online shops. I'm near sighted and get single vision glasses, and I only pay about 20 bucks a pair. I actually just ordered my mother a pair of no-line progressive bifocals and they were only $50. Zenni FTW!
NeneJPhilly 8
Is Zenni the name of the website because my insurance covers my glasses once every two years & I'm hit in between. I try to be careful but life happens, you know?
Redhairchick 10
I know a couple of people who use that site and works fantastic for them!
almost_there44 26
Yes, Zenni is the website for good glasses. My brother ordered some and they only cost 70 dollars, compared to 200 from where I got mine from.
Avashantu 18
How are you using your old ones? Does your prescription not change that much? Because mine deteriorates incredibly each year. :/
Bear1200 7
I came here to recommend Zenni as well. My partner has ordered a few pairs from them, including spares.
xelarea 14
Go zenni. My glasses are under $30 with extras! Ive been ordering from them since 2010. Horrible vision, cheap glasses.
Kurliez408 32
I can relate, used to be nearly legally blind too (each pair was around $500!) and had a knack of destroying glasses Not much longer OP!
chessu 21
FYL for not being able to see Christmas, but YDI for not having spares!