[snegu]

I hear you on this. I loved the Ramona books when I was a kid, but I also got so frustrated with Ramona because she acted so irrationally. My favorite was "Beezus and Ramona" because it was told from Beezus' point of view and I identified with her much better. I think maybe some kids are just Ramonas and some are Beezuses.

[Firehawke]

Honestly, when I look back at my childhood, I think most of the kids I knew were at least moderately irrational.

Irrational, prone to crumbling under peer pressure, struggling to find a way in a world they didn't understand well, and prone to random acts both good and bad..