Driving to work I was thinking; I love dogs, cats, and rats, but I’m not squeamish and have literally been up to my elbows in blood before, so I might have been a great vet if I hadn’t been discouraged from it. I was similarly discouraged from physics, the military, becoming clergy, an athlete, musician or artist - and the last I’ve clearly taken to. Had any of childhood really been accepting who knows where I’d be right now?