Shannon Noll confesses to smoking pot. Oh dear. But, it's okay - he only did it because he was grieving the death of his father - "a good man" who never drank or smoked.
And it's okay, because it's over. Shannon was saved by the birth of his first child, the arrival of his own son. At this point he stopped his unhealthy, irresponsible, and self-destructive behaviour. And then he found success as a pop star. But it seems he really found his feet via 'the family'.
And now he's settled, content, and photographed with wife and kids. He's training with the local football team (healthy and normal). And his son, his firstborn, is just like him - "a real thinker", says his wife.
It's further proof, via the celebrity confession, that 'the family life' is the best ticket to proper citizenry and self-respect. Indeed, the family will save us all. Give Britney a family, and she too might come good. Poor celebrities - it can be harder for them to find such simple pleasures, to maintain an ongoing and proper connection to the family and its values. Shannon's is a success story. As are most of the stories that make headlines. It's when you've fixed yourself that you can afford to make such confessions. When you are no longer a victim, a lost self, a bad role model. The former drug-addict is a modern day hero, one who can re-sell the values we fear we might be losing in this (dangerous) modern world.
Where are the confessions of drug user who hasn't stopped using, or hasn't acknowledged the wrongs of their ways?
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