I also considered it an extremely interesting synchronicity that we share a hero in Pippi Longstocking.

I also considered it an extremely interesting synchronicity that we share a hero in Pippi Longstocking. I mean, what could be better than to live without parents, have a monkey a horse, a big house that you can decorate in any wild way you want, dress eccentrically, go on extraordinary and spontaneous adventures and have secret super powers to repel arbitrary authority? I've never met another adult who openly expressed a similar admiration for the scrappy and wonderful character (I secretly fantasized that I was her when I was a child.) So, a big yes to you for that!