but I'm sure like most parents you don't always want to be the one saying no, especially if her expectations are up.
You can't possibly blame the optician for trying to make a few bob, he's in the business to make a living. He's not responsible for what goes on in your chid's head.
Tell the child the glasses are too dear and that's that. Simple.
I am so tired of hearing parents say this kind of thing. If something is too dear, it is your job to say No. Once you've said it a few times, children learn very quickly that certain things are just not affordable and will accept it.
The optician is of course out to make a living. But it is also the case that many seven yeara olds are not that terribly happy at wearing glasses - and he may genuinely feel that he is doing a good thing by making kids feel happy about wearing the glasses.
This is maybe an odd suggestion - I would get new lenses in the old frames, then diy them to put whatever character she wants on them. This http://www.plaidonline.com/productDetail.asp?itemID=CS11220 (stuff)is brilliant, and a 7 year old will not know the difference.
If the spongebob frames are really just a logo on the ear tab, then do your own!
As for the optician, I bet he thought he was just being nice. I had health board glasses when I was a child and absolutely hated them.
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