MEN SHOULDN’T BE AFRAID TO MOAN
MEN SHOULDN’T BE AFRAID TO MOAN
MEN SHOULDN’T BE AFRAID TO MOAN
MEN SHOULDN’T BE AFRAID TO MOAN
MEN SHOULDN’T BE AFRAID TO MOAN
i get it… thinness is the default fantasy.
and then they meet me… soft where it matters, impossible to forget, shaped like something their hands never want to leave.
the first time he grabbed my hips, he just said “fuck.”
ten realistic things that have really made my life amazing after a decade of hooking:
1. automated scheduling. no notes. 10/10. no endless emails. just money in hand and booking confirmed.
2. selfies mixed in among professional photos. some of the most random, spur of the moment iPhone selfies will be better received than your 1000$ photoshoot in a honey birdette.
3. taking breaks!! especially during my period. if you can’t afford it, and sometimes none of us can, just taking mini breaks between clients instead of sitting in the exhaustion/anxiety/whatever the feeling is. a hot bath does wonders.
4. absolutely not using review boards. I was well reviewed when I was younger, and the quality of clients I got was ASS at best and VIOLENT at worst. ex; our local board has members gleefully discussing trafficked victims and how to abuse other SWers in active addiction into giving free services. just not worth it!
5. (this deserves its own spot) advertising AGAINST review board culture - ex; no discussion of anything sexual in advance, especially no stupid acronyms - hasn’t impacted my business at all. my mental state is so much better.
6. using as much social media as possible, ESPECIALLY having your own website! branching out and having even SFW options (like TikTok) under ur screen name. it’s work. it’s tiring. but it does two things- one it normalizes that sex workers are people. ur doing advocacy! and two- ur gonna get clients in the most random places. you ever expect a paper mario subreddit to bring you in a 3 hour booking? it will. pick your platforms, pick your interests and just start posting (read the rules and follow of them of course). if you’re banned because the internet hates when SWers exist, try somewhere else.
7. STOP ANSWERING TIMEWASTERS!!!! they want the replies! they want your sassy quips! it eggs them on, wastes your time and makes it worse! there’s no “win” in these situations, just delete and block and blacklist and move on.
8. get involved in your local SWer community. it might be hard. you may not like everyone who’s willing to meet up or participate in the community initiatives. but this job is isolating as fuck and our mean girl cliques / anti social behaviour aren’t helping. often we only have each other, and showing up in community with each other is the best we are going to get.
9. accepting no one is “above” you and you are “above” no one. don’t let jealousy (yours or someone elses!) get to you.
9. set ur rates at what makes you money. look, there’s absolutely a reality that our actions impact others blah blah and that’s why local workers unions have specific min pricing you can charge so as not to undercut people. if u can charge the going rate (or more) and set that standard, absolutely do! but if ur not making money and need to charge less, don’t feel bad. you need to pay your bills first.
10. last but not least start taking deposits !!! holy fuck the relief this gives !!!!
11 (because I can’t count).STOP PANDERING TO BAD CLIENTS! is some gossipy asshole telling you another worker did X, said X, to rile you up? Tell him that’s not your business! These types talk openly about how much they love starting fights between workers. they love faking emergencies for discounts. etc!!!
Given the current climate we live in, we are at a massive power imbalance with clients, we CANNOT and SHOULD NOT take on their problems as our own, or listen to them when they start trying to cause issues. “She said X about you!” I don’t care how true it sounds, no she didn’t. “my mom died so I only have X money on me” take it and tell him to come back when his mom rises from the dead and he has the rest. don’t play into their games.