u/sugarzebracakes

I am in Virginia. I work for a pet sitting company. I looked them up in the VA workers compensation commission and they do have workers comp insurance.

I was bitten by a dog on 8/15 while at a client's house. I have 1 puncture wound and 2 scratches. I immediately called my boss and she told me to just put peroxide on it. She called the dog owner and the dog owner called me and i told her what happened and sent her a picture of the puncture. She said she would pay for care and filed a claim with her home insurance. I told them I was going to urgent care to get it looked at. My boss called me and said not to mention the company when I tell them how I got hurt.

The home insurance agent called me yesterday and asked me questions. I told him that I got bit while working for a company. He told me to follow up with the boss and see if they offer workers comp.

The boss called me today and said I messed everything up because I mentioned work. She said that the home owners insurance won't cover it. I told her that I had paid for the urgent care visit and the antibiotics prescribed to me with my insurance because I went immediately after i got bit. She told me to call the insurance, ask if my claim was approved, and send her the amount so she can write a check.

Do you think I'd be able to get a workers comp claim? I have been able to work at my main job since the incident. I am still having pain in my arm and hand on and off though. Still bruised and a little swollen. The fact that she kept saying not to mention the company because it will hurt them is very sketchy to me.

Husband said he was not having a good mental health day yesterday. It turned into a bad physical health day too, he was getting hot and cold flashes, vomiting, and headache.

He said he vomited a few times in the night and he still has a headache and temperature changes. This has been ongoing for a few years but he has never mentioned it to his doctors. I think it might be related to anxiety.

He was supposed to have a dental procedure that I had to drive him to this morning. I took off a whole day at work because it wasn't going to start until late morning and go for a few hours. I asked if he could text or call the office but he asked me to. I told him its unfair because I call and do everything even when I don't feel good. This is not the first time this has happened. Every time he doesn't feel well before an appointment he expects me to call to reschedule.

Is it wrong for me not to call the office even if he's not feeling well?

Location: Virginia

I work for a local pet sitting business. In our handbook it says that we are paid on a piece rate basis. But the company finds clients, schedules visits for pet sitters, and we are paid through the company.

I was bit by a dog I was taking care of yesterday. I called my boss and told her. She told me everyone has been bitten at some point and just put peroxide on it and it'll be fine. The dog owner called and asked how I was and she kept saying she was sorry it happened. Then the dog owner texted me and said she would pay for my medical care. She's filing an insurance claim.

The boss texted me and said I should be careful when they ask me about the dog because something bad could happen to him. I told her I went to urgent care and then she called me. On the phone she told me not to mention that the bite happened while I was working for the company. She said that the owner was being nice enough to cover medical care and not cause complications by getting workers comp involved. She reiterated that I should be careful with what I say about the dog.

So my question is: if I work for this small company (which has more than 2 pet sitters), the set my schedule, and I am paid through them, would I qualify for worker's comp in Virginia? Everything the boss said makes me feel very icky.

My husband has had severe depression for 3.5 years. He also has health issues (sciatica, chronic migraines, heart problems, and a stroke) that contribute greatly to the depression. He has not had a job for the past 3.5 years, and he does not do much housework except for sometimes taking down trash/recycling and sometimes laundry. He also has anxiety and I have to call in his prescriptions and go pick them up. I also make all his doctor's appointments. However he is not bed ridden. He can walk around and drive.

When I've come to him to tell him that I need help with money and the house and his medical stuff, he will get upset and tell me that hes such a burden and that I'd be better off if he wasn't here. So I end up comforting him after I bring up something that is bothering me. He also has no problem with going out to get kratom or vapes but there's always a reason why he can't go to the pharmacy.

Also he is hot and cold emotionally. He will be in a good mood, then something happens that makes him upset, and he will isolate and give me the silent treatment for days. He won't ever say what's bothering him when I ask. He will come out of it after a few days and just talk to me like nothing happened. He is snarky with me during these periods when he does talk. Like the other day we were driving to his doctor's appointment and he saw something on the side of the road and I was like what? And he said "you never pay attention to your surroundings, its fine." And yesterday he said he had a bad migraine. I left to go with my family to see my grandpa and he called me and said "where did you hide my card?" But he had given it to me to use to pay for his dental procedure and he told me to hold onto it. And recently he was in the hospital for his heart and I brought him a coffee but it said no eating or drinking on his door. He got mad because I said we should wait for the nurse to give him the okay for food and drink. When the nurse told him it was okay, he told the nurse "my wife was gatekeeping the coffee from me."

He is snarky and makes himself the victim when I bring up a concern. Not sure if this is depression or abuse or both.

We got new cars in June. He's been out of work for 3 years due to mental health issues and sciatica. He seemed motivated and said he'd get a job once he had a car. Boom, he has a car now.

Just a few days ago he started getting symptoms of pericarditis. He has chest pain but he is not bed ridden. The car payment is due in a few days and I don't think we'll be able to afford food once I pay all the bills. I asked him to wash the dishes earlier while I went to my side hustle job and he acted like I asked him to donate a kidney. I'm getting so worried about money when should I bring this up??

I've been questioning if I am asexual for a while now but I'm not sure.

I can appreciated when a man or a woman looks good. However, if I see a man that looks good, I feel really happy and smiley and like I want to know him more. Like as in talk and hang out with him, maybe kiss him and hug him if I like his personality. I don't feel this way with women.

I've also had sex dreams and have orgasmed in my sleep sometimes. I am married and have sex with my husband. But I hardly ever initiate sex, I am never consciously thinking about it. If I do initiate, its because I know he wants me to. Once we get going I enjoy it. But I never look at him and think "wow, I'd love to have sex with you right now!" I just look at him and think "wow, he looks hot with his hair like that, he looks hot fixing stuff, I want to hold him and hug him."

I like to read romantasy books and sometimes get aroused in the sex scenes but I'm not thinking about my husband or a particular person. I don't masturbate.

Sorry if this is TMI but I've questioned whether I am asexual or not for a while.

He's been using kratom for a few years. I hate that he uses it and I've told him this. He's tried to quit but he relapses every time. He wants me to go to the store and get him some because he has a migraine today and he's almost out. I told him I dont really want to keep spending money on it because I dont want him doing it. I know the withdrawals are not great and I dont want him to suffer but I dont want to buy it. And it's all my money because he has no income. Hes saying that the shop opens soon like he's expecting me to go get it.