We all have one question we dread being asked at Thanksgiving.
Well, one if we're lucky. If I stretched my brain, I could probably think of 18 questions that cause me angst . For me, one of the most common and frustrating questions I get is, “so, are you still doing the writing thing?”
In my experience, there are two ways I get asked about freelance work. The first is with judgment—people with full-time jobs who believe they’re the only ones on the “right” path. Those who want to help by offering a bridge to the establishment. My parents still send me full-time job opportunities. It’s not only rude, as I’d articulated that I wasn't looking for a job, but also useless, as they send me links to websites I could easily have looked up myself .
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