Wednesday, October 31, 2007

How to Avoid doing Chores

Ah, chores, the word no teenager enjoys hearing. The horrible, time-consuming, boring, annoying, frustrating...chores. A fate every child has to face sometime throughout their life. If you are one of the very selevt few that don't do chores, then I hate and envy you at the samt time and suggest you stop reading now. However, those of you that actually DO participate in this wold-wide phenomenon, I have an answer. The perfect guide on how to avoid this dreadful task.
Always, always, ALWAYS avoid eye contact with your parents when you know that there are chores you either have to do or know they will ask you to do. If you do not look at them, and keep walking or looking away, it will appear that you have something to do or somewhere to go and they will then post-pone asking you to do your chores at a later time.
Try to avoid common sitting areas, such as the family room or living room. If your parents see you sitting around, they will then tell you to do your chores because they dislike the fact that you are actually relaxing.
If your parents actually ask you to do one of these chores, you must have a few excuses lined up. Common lines are "I have too much homework", "Okay, not right now", or you could go with the classic, "I don't feel good". All of these phrases will be sufficient, however be prepared for your parent/parents to complain after you make these comments. Once you have said this excuse, you must commit to it.
Try to make yourself look like you're busy when they pass by. If your parent passes you, looking like you are working diligently or looking intently at something, they are not AS likely to ask you to do your chores, because they would not want to break your concentration. However, some parents do dare to break our concentration, and when this happens, mumble a slow okay or yes, kind of brushing them off, and keep focusing intently on what you were before. This way, you can claim that you didn't hear them earlier because you were so focused on what you were doing.
Although these steps will increase your likelyhood of getting out of chores, some parents take to the extreme and will badger you until you actually do them. All i can say to THAT is good luck, and god be with you. To the others, follow these rules and you will notice a significant difference in the amount of free-time you have, along with the decreased amount of chores!

1 comment:

Taylor Jon said...

this isn't the best advice! if you are asked to do chores do them fast but diligently so you don't have to do anything later and then just be done with them! then you have more time to do stuff! so whoever reads this take my advice because it is the fastest and time sparing way because if you say that you didn't hear them then they will either think you are lying and get you grounded or they will just keep bothering you about it! ( which really sucks!) anyway see ya and take my advice!!!!!

tay