This morning on my drive to work I listened to a radio interview with the Duchess of York, part of her media tour to promote "Finding Sarah". My fellow forum members will have gleaned from earlier posts that I am no fan of the duchess; however, I have to admit - rather grudgingly - that by the time the 20 minute interview ended, I thought to myself "she's quite likeable, actually. Damaged, no question, but likeable." Perhaps its nothing more than my nationality - we Americans have a bad habit of being endlessly forgiving and are always rooting for the down-trodden.
She was going on about how the News of the World fiasco had finally caused her to reach rock bottom, and that she had realized it was she alone who was the cause of her insecurities, which in turn drove her to make such poor decisions. She came across as if she had genuinely made some progress.
But then if I put on my "negative" hat for a moment, I wonder if any real progress has been made or if this is nothing more than a repeat of earlier "breakthroughs". I'm reminded of an aunt of mine, now deceased, who spent a lifetime blaming repeated bad decisions on various early traumas, then was constantly launching a new plan that was absolutely certain to change her life, yet never resulting in anything different. That cycle repeated for over 30 years, and I can't help but wonder if the Duchess of York will follow that path.
