I know I should not be annoyed, but sadly I am

I know I shouldn't be annoyed by what I am going to post, but as I was working, I kept thinking about it and kept getting frustrated. And my confidence level has also been shot and I keep thinking, I guess I'm just not good enough at this if I can't do something so "simple" (according to the person)

The other day, I got an order for cookies and loaf cakes and pastries from a relative, they were due today. This morning I got a call from this relative and she told me could you put in less sugar or something? I want the cookies less sweet. I said it would be a little difficult for me to change my tried and tested recipes at the very last minute because changing even one component could alter the entire thing, like the texture, the chewiness, the crunch, the appearance, and of course the taste and several other things. I said I didn't have enough time to change the recipe right now, if I do change it, I won't have enough time to really experiment on it and I won't be 100% sure about the outcome. Then she said, it's simple, just reduce the sugar, what's so hard about that? I didn't want to argue anymore and just said okay fine. There was no use explaining that changing the amount of sugar would change the whole recipe by a lot, I mean, I spent so much time and so many batches trying to perfect my recipes and this is actually the first time somebody has told me to change my recipe.

So now I'm thinking, maybe I'm in the wrong business when such "simple" things aggravate me, and couldn't be more flexible with my recipes. And now that I think of it, that my recipes were not even good enough to begin with.

The cookies turned out okay, but am just not 100% happy with them.

Thanks so much everyone. I have learned my lesson. I'm very new to all of this, so I am not used to people demanding me to change my recipe. I mean, it's okay, but give me some time. People think it's so easy to change recipes, like when you do when you're cooking a stew or something, you can easily add a pinch of this and that.

What everyone said made me feel reassured. I should really know when to say NO. I'm sort of a people pleaser so it's difficult for me to say no, specially to relatives and friends. I guess you have to be really tough in this business because a lot of criticism comes in. I also think I've been pricing my stuff too low because I've heard someone say that they're too pricey.

I'm such a doormat when it comes to relatives/friends asking me to make stuff from them. I once had a friend ask me make a cake and she kept hinting and hinting that the store bought cakes cost this much and that much. I should've said then go buy your cake there, but of course I didn't want her to get angry with me. I need to be less sensitive. I've got tons left to learn about this biz. I've got to learn and get used to taking negative feedback and criticism.

Thanks everyone for the responses. You all made me feel reassured. So glad I joined CC! I'm new here btw

That is a wonderful idea, I'll definitely do that! Thanks!