This is true. However, there is a difference between, "I'd like to spend more time with my family," which is, as you say, kind of a generic excuse, and, "I wan

This is true. However, there is a difference between, "I'd like to spend more time with my family," which is, as you say, kind of a generic excuse, and, "I want to rebuild my relationship with my estranged wife," which is a lot more personal and displays a level of vulnerability. Add to that the insider comments on the touchingness of the memo and I think it's unlikely that this was the typical generic excuse.