I'm always surprised when one of my friends actually has a crush on me. I never see it coming. I'm really not a catch or anything.Low self-esteem aside, I really don't understand how this happened this time. My friend, who I've never even called a friend, likes me. I can barely stand her.But she doesn't give up and now she's guilt-tripping me.It would have been easier to be a hermit.

My mom has called me stupid for the third time now.I suck at math. I almost failed 7th and 8th grade, and my mom gets upset enough when I get a C. Sometimes she talks about me to my family and the few other people she knows, as if I'm not even there. I'm not sleeping, I'm listening to you. My earphones aren't that loud, I can here every word.Everyone in my family, living and deceased, has been or...