I appreciate what you wrote. I may not have explained this clearly enough. What I was hoping to get across is that it’s more of an internal “Fuck y’all” to do what I like creatively, not in a hurtful way, but in being who I am without asking for permission or apology. It was my fault to even ask for advice I didn’t want to take. But I do see what you’re saying that it’s aggressive (or what I read into what you wrote). As for the lies I’m telling myself, that’s a different matter, and working daily on that one.