Our hobbies and interests can say a lot about us
By Sissy15
@sissy15 (12269)
United States
January 5, 2021 3:09am CST
After my last discussion, it sort of got me thinking about how I actually enjoy seeing what other people get for Christmas or their birthday because it sort of explains some of their interests. I can see someone get something that I have absolutely no interest in but they love it.
We all like different things and when I see someone opening gifts by people who know them well it's just interesting to see how different they are from others. When I buy my son Christmas gifts I always get him stuff he likes but a lot of other kids probably wouldn't like what I got him just like he probably wouldn't like everything they got either.
We are all interested in different things and it's a small part of who we are. My son's obsessions are LEGOS, NERF guns, Among us, Minecraft, Avengers, Pokemon (probably his favorite of them all), video games in general, board games, art stuff, science stuff. Last year I bought him a microscope and I'll probably eventually buy him a telescope. He loves looking out into space and he loves the ocean and oceanography, he also really loves rocks. I am guaranteeing you that most people would not act like they won the lottery over getting a box of different types of rocks and a book to help them identify them but my son did. It's part of what makes him who he is. Yes, he likes some very typical boy stuff but he also likes things that others might not. He once read every science book his teacher had in her classroom library. He can tell you about storms and lizards and space. He can tell you about dinosaurs and sharks. He wants a pet lizard or snake which I said no to.
I look at my husband watching his videos and can't find them remotely entertaining. He is obsessed with computers and engineering and doing just about anything with his hands. He's very mechanically inclined. He gets excited when I buy him tools, kitchen gadgets, or anything from the camping section. He also likes Steelers and OSU.
My husband says I am difficult to buy for because I don't want much. I like playing the occasional game of The Sims and I enjoy genealogy. I like a bunch of random stuff. I love old things but I also don't just want a bunch of stuff. I get excited over socks. I don't ask for much and I don't want much.
Each individual person is different. We all have our quirks and things that we like that a lot of other people just don't understand. I see the things some people get and think "that looks boring" but I know they think the same about some of the stuff I like. Our hobbies and interests are just part of who we are. I'll see what people open and get excited about and it teaches me a bit about what they like and what they might be good at or want to get good at. Part of the reason I've always been decent at reading people is because I pay close attention to the details. I watch facial expressions and I watch what they're doing when they make them. I just like watching people and trying to figure them out. I'm not particularly good at anything but I've always been decent at figuring people out. I can usually get a good read on people.
The things we like can often say a lot about us. You think they're just hobbies but sometimes it points to other things like people who are artistic are often free thinkers and creative and open-minded. Not always but a good share of the time. You just learn to pick stuff up.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
5 Jan 21
We all are so different. And perhaps that's the beauty in life that there is such a huge variation. Else life would have been so boring and monotonous. Isn't it interesting that we live with so many different people under the same roof?? And we love each other despite of being so different. 
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@sissy15 (12269)
• United States
5 Jan 21
I think it does make life more interesting. I feel like our different interests also can help us build relationships with others. They can teach us things we didn't know and they can help us build on our interests. Sometimes we think we aren't interested in something until we learn more about it. People can teach each other a lot and if we all only liked the same things we probably wouldn't ever learn anything. It's our differences I think that make us the most interesting. I think we love each other despite and because of our differences.
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@Hannihar (129481)
• Israel
5 Jan 21
@sissy15
I see that you have thought about this a lot. I used to love to watch people, but, since the corona came along i just like to be inside with my cat and the computer and the TV. Some may find that boring, but I like it. I really enjoyed reading your post and it was very interesting what you had to say.
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@sissy15 (12269)
• United States
5 Jan 21
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed reading it. I don't people watch much anymore either because of COVID. I spend a good majority of my time inside right now because of the weather. It's too cold to do much outdoors here right now. I wish I had a cat but we live with my mom and while we do pay for half of the rent the rental agreement is in her name so we don't get much of an option that and the fact that with my mom being older a cat would be likely to dart in between her legs and make her fall and I don't want that happening. I promised to get my son a caged pet soon maybe a hamster if he keeps his grades up. I have also found myself watching a lot of movies lately especially older movies. We all just like different things and I think that is what makes us interesting.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
5 Jan 21
My little one got some crystals and a geode for Christmas. She absolutely loved them. She has had an interest in collecting rocks and I encourage her to do so. When she gets a little older I will get her a rock tumbler. My kids had one when they were younger and enjoyed polishing up the special rocks they found.
Hubby loves anything to do with hunting or fishing. There are so many things I could buy him and he would be happy.
I am just like you when it comes to gifts. I want so little, but a good pair of socks will warm my feet and my heart. Of course I love butterflies. But, you only have so much space to display knic knacs.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
9 Jan 21
@sissy15 I tend to hang on to things too. I have some wonderful wall hangings and pictures that I refuse to get rid of. There isn't any wall space for them. My husband has his crossbows and other hunting gear hanging in our living room. Not impressed.
I have asked for a simple pair of diamond stud earrings every year since we have been together. He came close one year, but they were CZ. I laughed. I did wear the smaller set.
@sissy15 (12269)
• United States
5 Jan 21
My son got some of those last year. He loves those. I also got him a crystal growing kit we have yet to do with him. I am unsure if I'll invest in a rock tumbler or not. I'm waiting to see where his interests take him. He likes so many different types of science things so he may not stick with rocks. He has been leaning more towards oceanography lately but still loves rocks so I guess I'll see. Science is his favorite and best subject in school so far he hasn't had anything less than a 95 in it but currently is sitting at 100 percent but that will probably change with more assignments and tests. His teacher told us that she had a feeling science was his favorite subject just because of how well he did in it and we told her she was right. He is a walking trivia book of science information.
My husband is so easy to buy for there isn't much I could get him that he wouldn't love. I swear if it weren't for me secretly going through and throwing out and giving his stuff away he would be a hoarder.
My husband hates buying for me because I'm that way lol. He says I'm difficult and it's like how am I difficult? You know what I like and you know I don't want much so I should be easy. He disagrees. I own most of the same stuff I did when I was younger. I keep certain things a long time but I also don't keep going out and buying stuff.
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@rsa101 (37966)
• Philippines
7 Jan 21
Yeah as I was discussing in your other post.... people will have their different interests/hobbies they would want to do. I always am keeping my hobby for aquariums as my newest hobby my time has been occupying my time and effort. It keeps me calm and happy seeing them when I am stressed.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
5 Jan 21
It's seldom that two people got the same interest. Even my closest friend in this place does not have the same interest as me. Actually, I have few offline friends who share this interest in Bitcoin or the online activities in general. But for me, I enjoy discovering online stuffs especially those activities that can help me develop new skills and those that can help us earn money.
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@sissy15 (12269)
• United States
6 Jan 21
@ARIES1973 Thanks, my husband and I are really close but our differences are what help us ultimately we sort of make up for each other's shortcomings and balance each other out but have enough in common we typically get along. Don't get me wrong we fight and often clash on different things but ultimately we get along well. .
@sissy15 (12269)
• United States
5 Jan 21
it is seldom but it happens. My friends and I are very different but also still have a lot in common too. Some of our interests vary and then we have a few that are similar. That's just what makes people interesting. I've been looking into more online stuff recently and crafting. I'm so terrible at crafting but I'd love to become better at it and give myself a hobby that I could potentially one day make money off of or if nothing else use it to make gifts and things. I'm just not gifted in those areas. My husband is my best friend but he is so different than me but our differences have really come in handy. We help each other out all the time with what we are good at. He can fix about anything and I'm decent in a lot of the areas he isn't. When he was getting his diploma (he just got it about two years ago) I was able to help him in a lot of the subjects he wasn't good at. My ability to retain knowledge is often better than his at least in certain areas. He is incredibly intelligent but there are certain areas he isn't good at. I am also a lot better with finances and saving money by finding deals and things. We are both so uniquely different but in a good way.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
6 Jan 21
@sissy15 Yes, it is truly interesting when to people go along well despite having different interests. It's also glad to know that you can maintain your good relationship with your husband. It's a good foundation for building a happy family.
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@sissy15 (12269)
• United States
5 Jan 21
I have all of the sims and all of their expansions. I mostly play 4 now because it's the easiest to load. I don't play as often as I used to. The only expansion I'm missing for 4 currently is the star wars one and that's just a game pack. I always buy them when they're on sale. I just got the recent one for 20 dollars because they are/were doing a new years sale. I only play for a little bit at a time. I will go months without playing and then spend a few hours playing out of nowhere. It just depends where my mind is I guess.
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@sissy15 (12269)
• United States
6 Jan 21
@Raine38 A lot of the time I'll end up building a house and creating a family and then only play with the family for like fifteen minutes. I really enjoyed playing around with build mode recently because they made it so you could do platform floors which was fun. I'm not a builder and my builds are genuinely pretty crappy but I enjoyed playing around with it. I feel like Sims is just one of those things you have to be in the mood to play. I get bored with a lot of stuff after a while. I really liked sims 3 but the game was always crashing my computer. Sims 4 is a lot easier on my computer.
