I'm not the first GeekMom to talk about her kid(s) getting glasses and I won't re-discuss why people become myopic. I just want to make one point: glasses are what make us geeks cool. Though, I'm sure the GeekMoms pictured above would agree that we didn't feel cool in our too-big glasses as kids. Now, even infants can find glasses that look good.

My husband and I both started wearing glasses at an early age. So, when our five-year-old daughter needed glasses almost two years ago, we weren't the least bit surprised. Then, last month, a couple of weeks after my son turned three, he earned the opportunity to pick out his first pairs of glasses.

Thankfully both kids went to the eye doctor with the mind set of, "I want to find a pair of glasses like mom." I consider my husband and me to be among the fortunate few parents whose sight-hindered child wants to wear glasses. Still, when ours finally had their glasses, we started having fun pointing out some of their favorite fictional characters and people who wear glasses. It's no surprise, they are all geeks.

Here are our family's favorite fictional characters who don fancy specs:

• Hello Kitty: My daughter is a fan of the fluffy white kitty brought to us by Sanrio. The feline is now letting free her nerdy side, announcing she loves nerds and showing off her taped glasses with a recent line of merchandise. Who knew a cat would need glasses?
• Clark Kent: His glasses mask his secret identity.
• Sam Sparks: The meteorologist from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs shows us that pretending to be someone you are not isn't worth it. When she decides to stop pretending she's not a weather geek, she wears the glasses and jello scrunchy proudly in an effort to save the world from destructive donuts.

Real geeks wear glasses too!

• The Doubleclicks: We have discussed the Pacific Northwest musical duo previously on GeekMom. Aubrey and Angela both proudly show off their geeky specs.
• Bill Gates: We did have to explain to our daughter who Bill Gates is and why he is an important geek with glasses. If you don't know who Bill Gates is, look up Microsoft.
• Hank Green: Yet another geek musician, chief Nerdfighter, and one of the Vlogbrothers.
• Alton Brown: bet365体育赛事 geek who, oh yeah, likes to cook.

Do you want to be a spectacle geek? Here's a little history about glasses. When did you get glasses? Who are some of your favorite spec-wearing celebs?