I had to laugh....I'm a sewer too, not a fixer ! I used to make almost all of my children's clothes; for the youngest one she had a new SMOCKED dress to wear to church the first two years of her life...but if you needed a button replaced, a hem adjusted, just put it in the pile ! One day my SIL and family came to my house for a family dinner and gathering and she brought a large bag filled with mending for me to do. Kept the bag and about 3 months later found it again and told her that I just didn't have time ! I'm new to quilting so that is my focus now;forget about a new pair of pants!
Had a woman call me a couple of weeks ago to see if I would/could alter a dress she had bought, at least 2 sizes too big....said she needed it in a week.....I declined and she was offended. Her last remark was "I thought you could use the extra money!" Yes, since I'm retired and am living on limited income I could use the extra money but I no longer am going to put myself out for the insensibility of others !