People will assume every bad thing Ellen endured was true and every good thing was an embellishment to make her look good. Ellen will not tell you what is true and what is not. She won't tell you whether it's all true or whether it's not. The only way to figure out what's real and what isn't is to know the writer. Ellen doesn't regret anything she has ever done because, at the time she did it, it was necessary. Can you say that? Can you say you've lived your life and have no regrets? All Ellen asks is that you don't judge her until and unless you have traveled in her shoes.