My style is late '20s/early '30s-inspired but I don't wear hats because honestly, they are uncomfortable to me. Plus, grabbing one is an extra step when I'm always in a hurry to get out the door. I don't even wear gloves when I should. Accessories are just not my thing.
My friend who has known me for years inexplicably got me a hat for Christmas. She found it on Facebook marketplace and put in a bit of effort to get it, as she says it's perfect for me. (Has she not paid attention for the last 10+ years? I wore hats for like a month in 2014 and that's it.) I tried it on when she gave it to me and it sat too high on my head because of my huge hair bun--I have an unbelievable amount of hair and it's a yard long--and because it just doesn't really fit my head anyway. I kept trying to pull it down because if I am going to wear one it should fit almost over the brow, as was the style. Our other friend kept saying it wasn't working and I felt frustrated because I was trying to make it work for the sake of the gifter. I said maybe I could try to stretch it or something, knowing full well that will never happen because I have two jobs. I don't even have time to wash my hair, eat, or do laundry half the time. I don't have time to mess with a hat.
Well, I put it in my trunk because I was away from home when she gave it to me and then forgot about it. A week or two later I saw her husband and he asked "Where's the hat?" with a big smile and I was confused. Hadn't thought about it at all. I just kind of rattled off an answer that it didn't fit. I don't know if he said anything to her but when I don't wear it I know she'll notice and I don't want to get hurt. I don't know how to handle this. Time and time again friends have given me gifts that I can't use and I wonder how they don't seem to know me at all.
My friend who has known me for years inexplicably got me a hat for Christmas. She found it on Facebook marketplace and put in a bit of effort to get it, as she says it's perfect for me. (Has she not paid attention for the last 10+ years? I wore hats for like a month in 2014 and that's it.) I tried it on when she gave it to me and it sat too high on my head because of my huge hair bun--I have an unbelievable amount of hair and it's a yard long--and because it just doesn't really fit my head anyway. I kept trying to pull it down because if I am going to wear one it should fit almost over the brow, as was the style. Our other friend kept saying it wasn't working and I felt frustrated because I was trying to make it work for the sake of the gifter. I said maybe I could try to stretch it or something, knowing full well that will never happen because I have two jobs. I don't even have time to wash my hair, eat, or do laundry half the time. I don't have time to mess with a hat.
Well, I put it in my trunk because I was away from home when she gave it to me and then forgot about it. A week or two later I saw her husband and he asked "Where's the hat?" with a big smile and I was confused. Hadn't thought about it at all. I just kind of rattled off an answer that it didn't fit. I don't know if he said anything to her but when I don't wear it I know she'll notice and I don't want to get hurt. I don't know how to handle this. Time and time again friends have given me gifts that I can't use and I wonder how they don't seem to know me at all.
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