I didn't get any sense of victimization from the article. I got the sense of someone who was coming clean on a bad choice they'd made, and bearing witness to t

I didn't get any sense of victimization from the article. I got the sense of someone who was coming clean on a bad choice they'd made, and bearing witness to the consequences of said choice. In fact, she did so in a quite self deprecating fashion. From your comment I assume that you only respect people who have made correct and logical choices throughout their lives, and/or people who make bad choices, bear the consequences, and don't tell anyone about them (lest they appear to be self absorbed). You are certainly welcome to only respect said people, though I hope that if you ever make a bad choice that the people around you will be more compassionate.