Never to late to learn a trade! And what better thing to trade in than the suasive nature of words?
I think I've been to some of your father's parties. Or at least ones that were so similar as to be potentially interchangeable. They bored me, too, especially when I was young and rambunctious.
Boredom is a terrible thing. It can lead to the wasting away of one's capacity for mischief. I hope you moved here in time to save yourself from any such travesty.