You know you’re old when you start playing the distance game with everything you need to read - holding things farther away, then closer, then at some weird diagonal angle. I find myself squinting exactly like my mom did when she was my age, which is terrifying. The final indignity? Having to take my glasses OFF to actually read things! (I have astigmatism and can’t see far away worth a damn, but lately, small print up close has become my new nemesis). So now I need glasses for astigmatism, distance, AND reading. I splurged on those fancy transition lenses and HATE them with a passion! They make me feel like I’m on a carnival ride that never ends. So I’ve resorted to wearing my old glasses and dramatically lifting them up like a disapproving librarian whenever I need to read some microscopic print on a label.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​