#my mom suggests ‘book’ but my grandma reads more than anybody and neither of us volunteer at the library anymore

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Ah yes, my favourite time of year: the time when we figure out what the hell to get my grandma for her birthday

#it isn’t until august but it requires careful planning in advance #the woman is.. particular. about her tastes. and she is VERY vocal if she doesn’t like something #yes even if it’s a gift #she can legit be so rude.. she told the sales assistant in a car dealership ‘i don’t like coffee from these places’ #like ma’am what the hell does that MEAN #but she’s also the only reason i have any level of financial security. she helps me out a lot and i do love her even though she’s ridiculous #so we (me and my mom) have got to figure out what to get for her. especially since my uncle (only other descendant) is useless #he is going to give her a card and some random item someone gave him that he doesn’t want. guaranteed. #best case scenario is that it might be edible. worst case scenario it’s a repeat of the ugly bird clock incident of 2020 #(my granddad got rid of that thing by giving it to a recently bereaved neighbour. as if they didn’t already have enough problems) #anyway. so my usual go-to is to buy her jewellery of some kind but i’ve sort of bought myself into a hole with that #because she absolutely loves the bee necklace i bought her for mother’s day last year and hasn’t stopped wearing it since #and she also keeps wearing the opal earrings from christmas. so i’m a bit like.. what do i do now #my mom suggests ‘book’ but my grandma reads more than anybody and neither of us volunteer at the library anymore #so we can’t find out What she’s reading without committing a comedy heist or possibly bribing my old supervisor #i’m in favour of picking a random slightly lesser-known murder mystery author; or maybe buying her the new ruth ware since we know for sure #she’s never read ruth ware & she’d probably like her & also she can’t physically have read a book that’s not out yet #so. that. and probably some dark chocolates from her favourite chocolate shop #and i might knit her a case for her glasses since she really liked the one i made for mine and was making a huge fuss of it. idk though #i just want to do right by her since my uncle is an idiot and also she’s literally just bought me a trip to america. so. #i’ll think on it #personal