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Contacts
My mom won't let me get contacts and I am 13 years old. What should I do?
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Contacts can be expensive. If you could come up with the money to pay for the eye appointment (about $90 every year) and the money for the contacts ($30 every 3 months) then maybe she'd be more inclined to consider it. Knowing why she doesn't want you to get them makes a huge difference in what you should do. You'd have to take a completely different approach if she thought they were unhealthy and didn't mind the cost. I convinced my parents to get me contacts because I wanted to be better at sports. I didn't want to wear my glasses when I played basketball because they could fall off or get broken and I couldn't see well enough to be a good player. See if you can come up with a practical reason for wanting them. I know it's a drag having to wear glasses and you know you'd look so much better without them, but parents want practical reasons. Good luck! :)
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Get a job and buy your own?
You could also try to understand better why she's against them or compile a list of why you want them and what you'll do to get them cause that'd be helpful. Other than that....pretty much nothing.
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Make a list of pros and cons of having contacts and if the pros outweighs the cons in the list, then you should show your mom it and tell her all the reasons why you believe you should have them. Another thing that always works is earning them and after seeing all the work you have done to receive them she may consider it. Good luck!
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