::shrugs:: I've always excelled at life. Perhaps not by patriarchal or capitalist standards, but those rules suck so I deceloped my own standard for what a successful life would look like.

Meeting THOSE standards isn't like playing Uno with my brother where he always changed the rules and hid the rulebook so he couldn't be challenged; all to suit himself and "win" every time.

Congratulations on finding gainful employment though. Maybe you'll be able to get a measure of financial discipline in hand so you can let go of that grifter side gig. Kinda like stealing ice cream money from man babies, don't you think? It's embarrassing.

On the other hand, somebody is going to make that money because they're just so eager to spend it. Might as well be you. Cheers!

BTW, not entirely an analogy. I really am allergic to sheep. Really do break out in hives whenever I get anywhere near sheep or sheep products, lanolin or wool.