Quote Originally Posted by Grognaurd View Post
Some of the things she says really confuse me. End of Season 2 on top of the Tower at the Zip Line. She says, "That is a long way down." WTF? She is blind...

In the Denver Retreat of Chapter 34, she sounds a lot like CJ. I am sooo smart, you are so dumb. She even says, "I could do better," when she is talking about Datu's driving. She is too young to have much practical experience and she is blind.

Any way, she is very bright and she thinks everything is about her.

Just in Hope's defense....
She could probably tell it was a "long way down" because where she was standing, she could probably feel it. When you're at a high, open place, it's cooler, windier, and the sound is different because there's nothing to block the wind.

as far as her being a knowitall, I can honestly say , having survived two teengers and now in the process of having to go through it all again because my youngest is a "tween" now, they are all knowers of everything, masters of nothing. They whine for everything, try to assert that they know better because they're all " growed up now." She's very much into herself because, that's what teenagers do. Also, she's traumatized, she just lost her mother, so right now her " woe is me and only me" attitude is reinforced. She's scared and no matter who is there FOR her, she's still going to wish it was her mother. You know that saying, " no one will love you as much as your mother." Not only is she feeling unsafe and uncared for, but if her mother could disappear from her life, then everyone else can. She's scared that her temporary handicap is going to force someone to leave her again, someone that isn't as vested in her or as loyal to her as her mother was. Her selfishness is just an symptom of her age, but her whining and constant complaining, if you take a minute to consider her situation and mindset, is really a cry for help, and a tugging for someone to validate her and reassure her that she will be okay and no one will leave her behind.