Struggling for Focus: Vision, Technology & the Weight of Parenthood

 I have got glasses but I can't see, 

I have contact lenses but they are a waste as well. 

Moving laptop close then far trying to get the right focus just to read, 

a squinty, blurry morning, spent trying to get the audio book to show in my son's profile, 

can't say that I have succeeded, why is technology so fiddly, 

found a work around, and the Amazon Kids tablet is such a frustrating device, 

I am concerned my son doesn't read as much as I would like him, he's only 5 and sounding his words it could be that I am being unrealistic. 

But then i don't read either really, its not just that I can't find the time, it's more that what I want to read, I just can't seem to find.

I need to find a baby sitter, so I can find a minute for me to do something for me, 

another cost I can barely bare.

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Struggling for Focus: Vision, Technology & the Weight of Parenthood

I have glasses, but I still can’t see.

I have contact lenses, but they’re just as useless.

I move my laptop back and forth, trying to find the right focus just to read. My morning is a squinty, blurry mess, spent trying to get an audiobook to show up on my son’s profile.

I can’t say I’ve succeeded. Why is technology so fiddly?

I found a workaround, but honestly, the Amazon Kids tablet is such a frustrating device.

Maybe I’m overthinking it. Maybe he’s too young for me to worry. He’s only five, still sounding out his words. Maybe I’m being unrealistic. But I can’t shake the thought—is he reading enough?

Then again, I don’t read either. It’s not just that I can’t find the time. It’s that the books I want to read, I just can’t seem to find.

I need a babysitter. A moment for myself.

Another cost I can barely bear.

And yet, I wonder—can I afford not to?