The one who was haunting me was SO COOL and he told me I was a creative genius, which made me feel cool, too. But he also constantly told me I didn't know how the real world worked and that I needed someone to look after me. He even quoted that Virginia Woolfe bit "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction." in justification.
Occasionally it is nice to be reminded that the grass I stand upon is in fact greener.