![Gates and Eden Take a Selfie in the Lobby of the UC Berkeley School of Optometry Eyecare Clinic](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-PrsnLNT/0/7610acda/L/i-PrsnLNT-L.jpg)
Every parent dreads receiving the news their kid’s school is going on lockdown. (More than 4.1 million students endured at least one lockdown in the 2017-2018 school year alone (source)).
I got that text and email yesterday. Out of an abundance of caution, our child’s school along with seven others in the district went into soft lockdown due to a developing situation at the nearby university.
![Girl with short brown hair sits at a table with a mirror and a tray of eyeglass frames in front of her](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-fNWRSH8/0/84b30213/L/i-fNWRSH8-L.jpg)
It happened during what was supposed to be a fun, uneventful morning picking out Gates' first pair of glasses--a morning that didn't quite go according to plan. Continue reading to learn what happened and see which four pairs of frames she's considering.