I think Claire was the worst by far. She was definitely realistic in the sense that she was a lot like most other girls her age, but damn was she annoying. I couldn't stand that whiney entitled attitude she had, her self-centered outlook on everything and selfish personality, or her ignorance towards just about everything in life. Billy was really annoying too but at least he had a legitimate excuse for being that way.
shareThe characters I really didn't care for were:
1. Narssistic Nate
2. Crappy Claire
3. Ghastly George
4. Brilliant Brenda
5. Claire's art teacher
6. Remorseful Ruth (although she started becoming so likable before George came into her life)
I really liked David, Nathaniel Sr., and Cathy Bates' Character
Lisa then Claire.
shareEven though I'm really late to the party here, my most annoying character is Ruth. This doesn't mean the actress doesn't do a stellar job, because she does, but the character irks me.
Second place goes to the art teacher and Brenda's mother, tied.
Virtually every one of Claire's boyfriends were the most annoying.
The older of the kids that David and Keith adopted was pretty annoying as well.