u/FineEvening6710

im new to home exchange and have completed my profile and put pictures of my house etc. I tried to book something for late June in the south of Spain but 5 people declined me. I followed all advice and messaged them in spanish (as I am spanish but living in another country). however I assumed that it was just a month before summer and that area is very busy, so my fault for not booking with more advance!

I have started messaging people for my next holiday in the 18th December. another city in Spain. I got 3 people already telling me that it doesn’t suit them or the dates are not convenient. however they marked thoae dates as available for guest points? my membership will end in may and I’m just losing faith. i cannot advertise my first residence without first having somewhere to go.

i am polite, offer a videocall as I acknowledge that having no reviews might be a put off for some and my profile is fully completed with a picture of my family of 3.

any advice on what to do? feel like I have wasted the membership money as it is a lottery to get accepted into a house

my daughter has always being quiet, gentle and not very noisy or physical (unless she is in the house with us alone!). this is her 3rd year in her primary school and only has one friend who is recently ignoring her to go and play with other girls. I have observed that she avoids talking to other kids and when she does, they don’t seem to hear her, Ignore her or start talking at the same time than her. All unintentional, but I have been diagnosed with autism and this is a common occurrence with autistic people (talking and nobody noticing or at the wrong time). She eats varied food but very little and is in the smallest percentile, so I have always pushed her a bit to eat more (come on, 2 spoonfuls more…) and to have her snacks as she is never hungry. she is under the care of paediatrician, endocrinologist and everything is normal. maybe I have been too rigid with her eating?

how can I encourage her to believe in herself and speak up even if she is quiet or autistic? how can you believe in yourself if you feel ignored in school.

please share your advice and any resources, books etc