u/Midnight-Longings — reddlx

How to tell clients I’ll be away

I’m a solo pet sitter and recently gained reoccurring Monday-Friday dog walks. Usually when I go away (which is rare), I just don’t book any pet care. This time is not that easy.

How do I tell them I’m going away? Do I need to be detailed or just say I won’t be in town? I will be suggesting a back up walker, they will have to schedule the meet and greet with the backup walker (I can assist with it! But just to explain that it’s another pet sitter company)

- I’m leaving for maybe half a week in July for my sisters baby shower. I have coverage that can take my walks if they’d like to use her.

- I’m also going to need to leave pretty last minute when she goes into labor (she lives out of state). This will mean extremely short notice for the rest of the week. I have a couple options for last Minute coverage

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u/Midnight-Longings — 3 days ago

▲ 38 r/petsitting

Unavailable in an emergency

I feel like the lowest human being right now.

I am too high to go to an emergency for a client.

My client had surgery today so I spent the day with the dogs (they don’t leave them alone for long periods of time. I probably should have thought about potential complications and stayed sober tonight.

It was a same day surgery, she doesn’t live alone. There are complications and she’s going back to the hospital and asked me to come back tonight (9pm).

I was off early today (3pm) for the first time in weeks and don’t start work til 9am (my usual is 7am). I treated myself to an edible.

Now I feel AWFUL saying no because she’s an amazing client. I’d be there absolutely if I wasn’t high.

I don’t know what I’m asking for here. I just feel terrible and irresponsible.

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u/Midnight-Longings — 17 days ago

▲ 102 r/Asexual

Frustrated with friends

Does anyone else get frustrated and upset when talking to friends about being ace?

I was talking to my group chat about this guy I’ve been seeing. I’m recently divorced, after being with a guy who said he was 100% okay with me being ace, then admitted years later he was relieved that I wasn’t actually ace (I’m not sex repulsed, I just am not sexually attracted to people and honestly without that reason to want to jump their bones, it makes me never initiate or honestly want sex), and left me because of the lack of sex in our marriage. This is my SECOND divorce over lack of sex.

So I’m telling my friends about this guy. Because I’m single again, I’m trying to explore my sexuality again…just to be sure? I don’t even know. I feel so much pressure to be this sexual being and I’m just…not. And I’ve been seeing him for a year, no label, no desire on either of our sides for “forever”

But it’s happening again….i feel chemistry at the start of all my relationships and it’s enough for me to be excited about sex. But as time goes on…the physical attraction doesn’t fade for me but the sexual attraction does. And slowly but surely…I just don’t want sex anymore and I get tired of forcing myself to do it.

Does it feel good when I’m engaged in it? Yeah, of course. But does that mean I want it? Not really. Does that mean I’m sexually attracted to them? No.

But I have no one to talk to about this stuff and my frustration because I really like this guy…I’m just not sexually attracted to him anymore and I don’t want sex anymore and I’m no longer in the business of trying to appease others (sexual or not).

My friends are constantly trying to convince me that I’m not somewhere on the ace spectrum and I just want to scream! Why can’t they just accept what I’m telling them? I don’t need to be told that I’m wrong. I’m in my 30s with plenty of sexual experience. I think I should know by now.

u/Midnight-Longings — 18 days ago