{"id":949,"date":"2023-05-27T15:32:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T06:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=949"},"modified":"2023-07-08T21:22:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T12:22:12","slug":"ulans-new-glasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2023\/05\/27\/ulans-new-glasses\/","title":{"rendered":"Ulan’s new glasses"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week, Ulan got her first pair of glasses and she is happy. On the drive home from the glasses store, she was amazed at how clearly she could see the world. She’s wanted glasses for a long time. I took her to the optometrist about 4 years ago and the eye doctor said that she did not need glasses. She was disappointed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She’s beautiful. Apparently this rounded-style has become rather popular in Taiwan and now in South Korea, and is now gaining popularity in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ever since she was about 2 years old, she wanted glasses like her papa. When we went to the optometrist, she was trying on glasses and had a lot of fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is when she was 2 years old. Adorable!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week, Ulan got her first pair of glasses and she is happy. On the drive home from the glasses store, she was amazed at how clearly she could see the world. She’s wanted glasses for a long time. I took her to the optometrist about 4 years ago and the eye doctor said that … <\/p>\n

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