"I (27F) work from home as a freelance illustrator and a comic artist on social media. I make enough to pay my bills comfortably, I have regular clients, and I've been building my portfolio for almost 5 years now. My family has never really taken my job seriously, but I stopped caring a long time ago because I like what I do and I support myself."
"My older sister (33F) just had her first child two months ago, and since then she has been expecting everyone to drop everything to help her. She and her husband live about 10 minutes away from my parents, so she often shows up there unannounced and leaves the baby with them because she is tired or stressed. My parents are retired, so they help when they can. I visit a lot too, and I do help sometimes, but not constantly."
"She immediately said she needed a break and asked me to take the baby for "just a few hours tonight and probably tomorrow too." I told her I couldn't because I had a client deadline and I really needed to finish a project that night. She rolled her eyes and said, in front of everyone, "Deadline? You draw cartoons at home. You're basically unemployed. You can do it another time""
I work from home as a freelance illustrator and a comic artist on social media, earning enough to pay my bills with regular clients and five years of portfolio work. My family has not taken the career seriously, but I support myself and enjoy the work. My older sister had her first child two months ago and often expects others to drop everything to help, frequently leaving the baby with our retired parents. During a family lunch she asked me to take the crying baby; I declined because of a client deadline, and she insulted my work, so I called out her disrespect.
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