<"Oh, trust me, it was better the way you did it."> she replied, a slight frown on her face <"I gave my dad all<em>sorts</em>of hell just to get his<em>attention</em>... didn't accomplish<em>shit</em>.  But you... you were a<em>good</em>, obedient daughter I bet, always doing what your parents told you to, and what happened?  They just kept pushing you further and further away, from what you wanted and from themselves as a result.  All they had to do was<em>listen</em>to you and what<em>your</em>opinion was and they could have avoided this whole problem.<em>You</em>did nothing wrong."><br/><br/>She'd emphasize this point until her lungs gave out if need be.  Blaming oneself for such things sounded like something she was saying due to Japanese culturing, not from logical thought.  But Elisabeth knew that children<em>really</em>had no option when it came to such things; the parents always won out, because ultimately they controlled everything about those aspects of their child's life.<br/><br/><"But... let's drop the subject."> she said, putting a smile back on <"Just think about it, long and hard after tonight.  But right now... the whole night's been<em>great</em>, so let's not ruin it now, m'kay?">