You really don't leave any angle of your stories uncovered, do you?
I'm starting to learn not to comment while reading because every time I do it, I notice you're addressing that issue in the next paragraphs and I'm like Aaaaarghhh, there's nothing left for me to say!
I'm all for self-deprecating jokes, though I've come to learn they're not helping me when they overlap with a history of having closer persons making fun of me. And that is perhaps why I'm more sensitive to it, notice it, and always wonder - why does she have to make fun of herself...
Of course, all your arguments make sense...