In my (admittedly jaded) experience with teens, they say those things to be hurtful. It's extremely rare that they actually mean them...or at least, mean them for longer than ten seconds at once. It's usually said when they're feeling spiteful or sorry for themselves...or very manipulative. But usually sorry for themselves. My one-younger sister would have said stuff like that out of misguided self-pity when she was Char's age. She was the one who ran up the stairs, stomping, screaming tearfully that she 'couldn't do ANYTHIING right!'

I laughed when I heard her say that actually, because it's such a friggin' cliche! But she really said it. I NEVER said that, not once in my life. (I can't do anything right? Gimme a break. I get lotsa stuff right. Everyone does. I was never once under any other impression.)

Hmm...I'm going to send you some Skip Beat tomorrow and leave the rest of your Fday present for a little later as I keep not getting it finished. But you need some stuff to just sit down and be quiet with, without thinking about life in general. Think about Kyoko's life instead. It always works for me!