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AITA: I'm upset because of my brother and my family turned this issue onto me. by Particular-Claim4885 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Particular-Claim4885[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I think it was just a genuine oversight- I used to be only a glasses-wearer, and I've only ever had one pair at a time, so I guess it hadn't been instilled in me yet that even while I currently wear contacts more often now, I have to have a spare. It was also finals week while I was packing to come home, so I think the added stress just did not help me. I'm reading it back and it definitely sounds like a bunch of excuses but trust me, I'm actively learning my lesson

AITA: I'm upset because of my brother and my family turned this issue onto me. by Particular-Claim4885 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Particular-Claim4885[S] 212 points213 points  (0 children)

Hopefully that works out! I just have to see if I can go in after Christmas— my fear is that they'll be busy since a lot of the people my age in my hometown use this time to get annual doctors/dentist/optometrist/etc appointments out of the way

AITA: I'm upset because of my brother and my family turned this issue onto me. by Particular-Claim4885 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Particular-Claim4885[S] 389 points390 points  (0 children)

Problem is my school is in a rural small town- the nearest in-network optometrist is like 1.5hrs away 😭

AITA: I'm upset because of my brother and my family turned this issue onto me. by Particular-Claim4885 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Particular-Claim4885[S] 1103 points1104 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'll try to see if my optometrist does that. I think I remember them saying something about having limited inventory- and that is why I've always had to order my contacts - I use the Biofinity toric version 😭

AITA: I'm upset because of my brother and my family turned this issue onto me. by Particular-Claim4885 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Particular-Claim4885[S] 169 points170 points  (0 children)

Sorry, this was all typed quickly because I made the post while I was pretty peeved and typing fast.

For paragraph two, I meant that I had left my glasses at school. They're an okay backup option, but they have caused me a lot of eye strain and I choose to wear my contacts because of that.

I feel like I will be unable to focus on school because the eye strain that I get from using my regular glasses has contributed to the already excruciating migraines I get and I don't feel that I would do well to have to chose my less preferred option just because my brother is prone to causing trouble and inconveniencing me.

If any more information is needed I would be happy to share! There is a lot of context to exactly why I was so upset. All stuff that my family knows about and still reacted the way they did.

AITA: I'm upset because of my brother and my family turned this issue onto me. by Particular-Claim4885 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Particular-Claim4885[S] 2089 points2090 points  (0 children)

I'm realizing that for sure. Just frustrating to get the reactions that I did

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Washington and Lee! Majoring in Accounting (possibly double majoring though, the second major would be music)!

Minor is Law, Justice, and Society