Thursday, October 22, 2020

Melania and Me

 

I gave Stephanie Winston Wolkoff's memoir tell-all, Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady 3 stars on goodreads. It didn't give me much insight into Melania. She is pretty much the shallow person that I thought she might be. But when I read this a story of an uneven friendship that eventually exploded, that's where it held some interest to me.

Unlike Wolkoff, I was in a friendship where I gave much more than I got. Not nearly as extreme or high-profile as this situation. Plus I never felt as used as Wolkoff, nor was I thrown under the bus like Wolkoff. But I gave more than I got. And eventually I was forced to walk away from the friendship. 

Most of the "juicy" bits about Melania had already been shared on TV so I really didn't need to read them here. I also felt my eyes glaze over as Wolkoff went into the finer details of some of the inaugural stuff. I really didn't care then, I don't care now, and I doubt that I will ever care.

If you're curious, it's a pretty quick read. But that's about it.
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5 comments:

  1. Marianne October 23, 2020 at 3:16 AM

    Your friendship story reminds me of one I went through myself. You can do a lot for somebody without getting anything back but at one point you have to realize that they only used you. So sad.

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  2. Susan R PellegrinoOctober 26, 2020 at 12:21 PM

    In my case, I didn't so much feel used as I felt that I wasn't getting the benefit of having a good friend. In April 2014, I told my (former) friend that I needed a break. That until she was prepared to be the kind of friend that I needed (and I was very clear on what that meant), I didn't want to hear from her. I really expected to hear from her within the year. But here it is, more than six years later, and I haven't heard from her at all.

    In the case of this author and Melania, I don't believe there will be or should be any second chances.

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    1. Marianne October 27, 2020 at 2:35 AM

      That is, of course, the main loss but in hindsight, I felt very used. She dropped me the minute I was of no use for her anymore and that makes me think she never liked me but only used my helpfulness. That hurts even more because I feel I never had her as a friend.

      I'll send you an e-mail about that.

      Anyway, I doubt I'll read a book about Melania, I've read books by Hilary and Michelle who I both consider great ladies but this one ... well, nuff said, I guess.

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    2. Susan R PellegrinoOctober 28, 2020 at 6:42 AM

      Good thinking. I still haven't read the Hilary Clinton Book, but the Michelle Obama remains a favorite. Will respond to your email over the weekend.

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    3. Marianne October 29, 2020 at 4:23 AM

      No rush. I'm never the fastest.

      I've read two books by Hilary. Living History and What Happened. Both are great books.

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