Good for you, Julie, that's recovery shining through there.
And as for the Step-Brat...I've grown quite fond of the stories and kinda have a special place in my heart for the little dirtbag (said with love in my heart, of course), so maybe he's learned his lesson and will have that rent on the table by the 12th, just to make sure he had a roof over his head. Call me sentimental, but I'd miss him I think.
Now tell me Zipperman, did it all begin in his early childhood?