It occasionally surprises me, too. Which is why I try to put most of my “mean” into my writing, where something meaningful can come of it
And of course, to the right sort of girl, “mean” is just a special form of kindness. My goal is to be kind whenever possible.
FOURTEEN MONTHS LATER: The first paragraph of this response is absolutely hilarious in hindsight. Idiot the Elder is looking at this and feeling really smug right about now.
That second paragraph holds up, though.