People are self-absorbed assholes.

[profundis]

If you ever take up freelancing, or work a part-time job on a regular basis, no matter what kind, you will have to contend with how astonishingly self-centered and myopic your closest friends and family are. They don't realize it, and niether do you until you are not working full-time. Even if you are freelancing full-time hours (or more!) they

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[joeydiablo]

Reason number 357 why I have so few close friends.

[profundis]

Oh indeed! I'm sure you know it well. You can work 60 hours a week but if you do it in your jammies, you can't really be working. *eyeroll*

[joeydiablo]

Oh no and there is certainly NO time commitment. I can just show up WHENEVER.

[bobaloo]

Sounds like you need new friends...

[profundis]

Sadly some of these offenders are not so easily replaced, like say, my parents LOL

[lostncove]

Oh yes. To all of this.

[raal44]

I've recently become a massage therapist myself, and I've already been getting this kind of vibe from people I know.