Jimmy Kimmel was masterful and the singers were terrific, including Ken clad in pink. For me, the most poignant moment was when Robert Downey Jr. walked up to the podium to receive his first Oscar and said, “I’d like to thank my terrible childhood and the academy, in that order.” It struck a note.

Coming from a pre-birth planning perspective, I definitely believe our childhoods are intertwined with our destinies. Maybe he believes so too! Although gearing up for it, I’m not quite in the position where I point blank thank mine publicly, but it seems he is. So, bravo for his triumph and acknowledging that the really awful stuff he went through was purposeful.