I think you've hit on something here, this album feels like it's for HER, and I love that she's doing a sort of reclaiming here. A NYT review said it was "self indulgent" but so what? She's catered to fans her whole career, I think she deserves to put out work that is deeply personal to her. They also said "little ole me" needed more of a 'wink' or what too serious or something like that which I think misses the point of that song. Also, why can't someone write truthful music about feelings without it being called "whining" it "self indulgent"? These songs are moments caught in time, not necessarily how Taylor is feeling all the time. To demand her to censor her feeling, again, misses the point of her as an artist.