SAA OLD SPICE

Buying birthday presents for a nearly 12yo who gives you absolutely NO CLUES is a whole different level of stress. 😩

So, Carter’s birthday was on Tuesday, and here’s what I was dealing with…

We bought him a mobile phone for secondary school. He hadn’t even asked for one and they have to lock them away in a pouch all day. But peer pressure is 💩

The fact he hadn’t asked for one, combined with feeling like he needed more to open, meant I PANICKED BIG TIME! Some bits I’d ordered online hadn’t arrived by Monday, so off I went to find something. ANYTHING. 🫣

Panic-bought pyjamas he’s probably never going to wear because apparently being naked at 12 is a whole vibe. 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣

Then a man bag and wallet to keep his phone in… IF WE EVER DECIDE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE. 🤣🤷🏼‍♀️

He’s always loved dinosaurs, but owns approximately every dinosaur ever discovered. He doesn’t play with them anymore, but obviously we’re definitely not getting rid of them, so I didn’t want to add to that kingdom. 🦕🦖

Sport? Hell no.
Going out? Not if he can help it.
Ask him what he wants? “Dunno.”

Arghhhhhhh……

Honestly, trying to find presents for a child who’s perfectly happy in his own little world is HARD.

You just want to buy them something that makes their face light up, but when they don’t give you a single clue, you’re basically throwing money at random objects and hoping for the best.

Thankfully, he absolutely LOVED his phone. PHEW. 🙌🏼

So the birthday-present gods came through in the end. The pyjamas? Well, that’s another story. 🫣🤣

Fellow SEN parents, please tell me I’m not alone in finding this so bloody difficult?!