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Starks:

Ned - telling cersei of his plans

Robb - marrying jeyne

Jon - the way he handled the bastard bolton's letter

Sansa - betraying Ned to Cersei

Arya - telling Jaqen to kill the most insignificant names of her list

Bran - climbing the tower were cersei and jaime were having sex

Tullys:

Cat - releasing the kingslayer

Lysa - marrying Littlefinger

Edmure - Battle of the Fords

Lannisters:

Tywin - the way he treated Tyrion

Cersei - trying to frame margery on fake charges

Jaime - being so "restless" during the siege of riverrun

Tyrion - putting trust in people he pays and don't have real loyalty (includes falling in love with whores)

Joffrey - beheading Ned

Baratheons:

Steffon - going to find a bride for Rhaegar

Robert - marrying cersei

Renly - not joining Stannis

Targaryens:

Aerys - opening the gates

Rhaegar - kidnapping/running off with Lyanna

Viserys - following Khal Drogo

Dany - trusting Mirri Maz Duur

Greyjoys:

Theon - trying to hold Winterfell with 17 men (and letting "Reek" go)

Balon - burning Robb Stark's letter

Asha - going back to Deepwood Motte

Martells:

Doran - waiting sooo long with his revenge until everyone he wanted to take revenge on was dead

Oberyn - going 1 on 1 with Gregor

Arianne - tyring to launch a coup d'etat with Myrcella

Quentyn - trying to tame a dragon

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Sansa: Declining Sandor's offer to help her escape KL.

Where would she be if she went with him?

Winterfell --> Theon and Ramsay friggin' Bolton, at your service.

Riverrun --> Red Wedding. Yeehaa. Being dead or a hostage of the Freys.

Either that, or being under siege by several armies together. What would happen after that?

Well, all of this is IF she survived the journey, which I highly doubt.

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I keep reading that Arya's mistake was the people she had Jaq'en kill. I wondered myself why she didn't name Tywin or Cersei. I chalked it up to King's Landing being too far. Would Jaq'en have agreed to go that far to hold his end of the bargain?

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Ned-ever venturing South in the first place

Cersei-alienating the Tyrells

Robb-sending Theon to treat with Balon

Jon-sending his biggest supporters away

Stannis-getting mixed up with the R'hllor nonsense

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I tried to ignore it in order to be good and kind but it is not in my nature.

1. She did ask Ned, but he scared her into displacing her anger from him on to Jon.

2. She bullied no one; she ignored Jon apart from one incident when she had not slept for days.

3. Jon was never harassed by Catelyn.

1. So, she had to be abused to Jon because Ned didn't gave her an answer? It's being scared a good reason to be abusive towards a child?

2. Sleep or not it's bullying. Since when sleep or insomnia is a excuse? And this was not the first time since Robb asked how his mother was towards Jon. If it was the first time how could he know to ask?

3. Hm... you prefer emotional abuse and not harassment? And before you ask being cold, neglecting and be rude to someone especially a child who needs you it's an abuse.

Those are Cat's mistakes in my book. I have far worst opinion about Cat's personality.

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I tried to ignore it in order to be good and kind but it is not in my nature.

1. So, she had to be abused to Jon because Ned didn't gave her an answer? It's being scared a good reason to be abusive towards a child?

2. Sleep or not it's bullying. Since when sleep or insomnia is a excuse? And this was not the first time since Robb asked how his mother was towards Jon. If it was the first time how could he know to ask?

3. Hm... you prefer emotional abuse and not harassment? And before you ask being cold, neglecting and be rude to someone especially a child who needs you it's an abuse.

Those are Cat's mistakes in my book. I have far worst opinion about Cat's personality.

Martin has explictly stated that Cat was not abusive towards Jon; she simply ignored him. This is proved by the text. You may think that women should be nice to their husbands' bastards, but I don't really think they have any obligation to do so.

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I'm not including people who I don't think made major errors

Starks:

Ned - "Hi Cersei, I know you're sleeping with your brother."

Robb - Breaking his betrothal

Sansa - Blabbing about Willas to Dontos

Tullys:

Cat - Seizing Tyrion at the Crossroads

Lysa - Trying to kill Tyrion

Lannisters:

Tywin - Neglecting his children

Cersei - Rearming the Faith

Tyrion - Not learning to control his mouth

Joffrey - "Ser Ilyn, bring me his head." (this has my vote for stupidest decision in the entire series)

Baratheons:

Robert - Treating Cersei terribly

Renly - Trying to take the Iron Throne for himself

Stannis - Allowing Irmy Florent to get his fleet blown up

Targaryens:

Aerys - Becoming Insane

Rhaegar - Sleeping with Robert Baratheon's betrothed

Viserys - Disrespecting the Dothraki

Dany - Allowing Hizdahr too much power

Greyjoys:

Theon - Taking WInterfell

Balon - Not aligning with the Starks

Martells:

Quentyn - Stealing a dragon

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Ned- Telling Cersei about the incest BEFORE his children were outside of the city

Catelyn- Impulsively capturing Tyrion

Robb- Sending Theon/Marrying Jeyne

Cersei- Rearming the faith

Jaime- Throwing Bran from the window

Tyrion- Killing Tywin... now he's known as a double kinslayer, and this one's actually true

Robert- Not taking the upcoming threat of war seriously

Stannis- Continue to put faith in Melisandre

Renly- Crowning himself instead of placing his forces behind Stannis

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Bran - "Today is a good day to climb this tower"

Cat/Tyron - "This inn at the crossroads looks like a good place to stop for the night."

Lancel - "Wow my Auntie is hot!"

Robert - "I think I will keep Vary's in employment, he seems the trustworthy type"

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Stark

Ned: Telling Cersei and Sansa her plans

Arya: Killing pawn's of pawns, and not the players.

Robb: Not trying to ally with Stannis

Catelyn: Letting Jaime go

Jon: Not having good interpersonal skills with his NW brothers. (Generally shitty management of the wildlings going through the wall situation)

Sansa: Her whole outlook on life until AFFC. I say this only because she hasn't been in a position to make decisions.

Baratheon

Stannis: Not taking Melisandre to Blackwater

Renly: Not banging his wife

Robert: Drinking the very very strong wine while hunting

Lannister

Tywin: "wherever whores go"

Tyrion: Being rude to Joffrey

Cersei: Picking an incorruptible high septon

Jaime: Remaining in the Kingsguard when crippled

Targaryen

Viserys: Threaten warrior warlord's unborn baby

Dany: Confuses East and West

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Stark:

Nedd: Not leaving King's Landing right after Robert died

Catelyn: Releasing Jaime

Robb: Marrying Jeyne

Jon: Not compromising with Bowen Marsh or at least trying to communicate with him better

Sansa: Trusting anyone in King's Landing, especially Cersei

Lannisters:

Tywin: Treating Tyrion like a bastard

Cersei: Rearming the faith

Jaime: Not explaining everything that happened before he killed aerys

Tyrion:

Baratheon:

Robert: Not realizing that his royal kids were not his

Stannis: Not joining forces with Renly

Renly: Not joining forces with Stannis

Targaryen:

Viserys: Not realizing he was not incharge anymore

Daenerys:Turning down Quentyn Martell

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