#maybe i don’t seem happy when i get the same lotion set for the 10th year in a row (i don’t wear lotion bc sensory issues)

[touchlikethesun]

it’s that time of year again, and i get so annoyed when my family is like “oh you’re so hard to get gifts for” and i’m just like. i’m literally not. i am so loud and open about my interests, the quickest of google searches will turn up dozens of little knickknacks i’d love. i’m not hard to get gifts for, you’re just not listening to me.

#if you don’t want to get me fandom stuff get me notebooks! or nice pens! or jewelry! #literally it doesn’t have to be expensive #one of the best gifts i ever got was a cheap pair of garnet earrings #i like philosophy get me philosophy anthologies i like linguistics get me books on linguistics #even pop linguistics is fun for me! #i’m so easy to please i really am #maybe i don’t seem happy when i get the same lotion set for the 10th year in a row (i don’t wear lotion bc sensory issues) #maybe i don’t seem happy when i get unnecessarily expensive clothing that someone in their 60s would wear #or with little hallmark toys that have nothing to do with me or my interests #but it’s because im so open about what i do like and all of that just seems so last minute like something you’d give a coworker #i don’t like sending just like a list either. because doesn’t that defeat the purpose? #if you’re just going to get me exactly what i say off a list i’d rather you just not get me anything it feels so disingenuine #personal