Exactly, Norah.. it seems odd to me also because I remember Keypooh's mom posting about how her daughter was so nervous about her first day of middle school and asked for our advice and encouragement. I thought "oh, what a sweet mother!" I'm very concerned that she would think that her daughter would lie about not being able to see. Perhaps it's a misunderstanding somehow, but I can't see why anyone would want to lie about being nearsighted, and why she can't bring her daughter to the optometrist just to have it checked out.
I don't know, perhaps it's just my career plans in the child psychology/social work area that make this get to me so much, but I'm just concerned.