[mtowle]

Prior paragraph:

>But the cracks beneath the surface begin to show. [...] Lulu becomes rebellious, openly defying her teacher and her mother and bitterly complaining in public about her home life. By the age of 13, writes Chua, "[Lulu] wore a constant apathetic look on her face, and every other word out of her mouth was 'no' or 'I don't care'."

Looking back, I think I had a breakdown at 13, too.

[bilbo0s]

That behavior is fairly common in that age group. It's a bit hard to say what it means without more information.

[sliverstorm]

It is hardly unusual for a young teen to be rebellious, but there seems to be a wide variety in degree.