Wednesday, October 31, 2007

How To Avoid Working For Your Mom On A Saurday

There are a million and one ways to avoid getting dragged into doing work for your mother on a Saturday. Here are a few ideas on how to get out of work, chores, and anything related to that subject.

1. When you wake up make sure that you have an idea of what you intend to avoid accomplishing that day. Start to come up with a few good excuses that can be delivered verbally to your mother so that your lack of help will appear somewhat legitimate.

2. Stay in bed for as long as possible. Never allow your mom to make you get out of bed earlier than you intend. If she is constantly walking into your room and badgering you, then turn over and pretend to be asleep. If she persists then go to the bathroom and avoid conversation. This will not allow her to give you auditory list of all of the things that your mom requires from you.

3. Take an extremely long shower or bath. Lock the door so that no one can intrude and let yourself become fully awake. While relaxing continue brainstorming other things that you "Have" to do today so that your mom will be less likely to bother you if you can convince her that you are truly busy today. Once finished showering make sure that you avoid either of your parents on the way to your room. If you are lucky enough to have a bathroom in your bedroom then you are set.

4. Take an extremely long time to get dressed and prepared for the day ahead. Upon entering your eating area you must apear very nonchalant and inconspicuous in a manner so that your mom will not think that you are on to her shceme. If your parents do ask you what you have going today tell them that you are busy and have lots of homework from english class that you must finish. This will be very believable because our parents know well that A.P. language and Comp is not your run of the mill englsh classes and is one that requires diligence and a punctual sense of finishing work.

5. After breakfast go and watch some television. If your mom questions you simply say that you are tired and cannot focus enough to do homework. If she persists tell her that you will go and finish your homework and then make your way up to your room and return to bed. If you do not wish to sleep then read a magazine or a book, as long as you are out of sight to your parents.

6. The main objective to keep in mind is that the less interaction you have with either of your parents, the less of a chance they will have to put you to work. If your mom finds you relaxing with a book tell her that it is for english class. If you have a magazine say that you must go yo yhe bathroom. Proceed to the bathroom and wait until you mother is out of sight. Then go back downstair and continue to relax in some fashion.

7. Another way to avoid interaction is to wander throughout your house. Make it look like you are on an important mission to find something. If this becomes boring go surf Youtube for an interesting video to pass the time.

8. If your parents find you lounging make sure that you have some sincere sounding excuse, never get caught with an empty "Ughh". If worse comes to worse go outside and go for a walk around the neughborhood while no one is paying attention to you. Another way to make sure that you are excluded from the days activities is to anger your parents. Although this is a last resort I highly recommened figuring out something else.

9. Lastly, if you find that your parents are constantly badgering you to work, simply walk out of the door and drive away in your car. If you do not have access to a car or a liscense calla friend and have them come and pick you up. Tell you mom that something has come up and that you will be busy for the remainder of the day. Go with a friend or neighbor and get some food or go see a new movie. Do whatever it takes to avoid chores and other sorts of house work! If you give in you have simply let your parents win. If you can avoid them for the whole day and can maintain this for multiple weekends they will become less likely to try to persuade you to help them because they knnow that it is not worth the trouble.

1 comment:

Mrs. Gerber said...

My husband is starting to wonder why I'm sitting in the study laughing to myself. "Papers like Alex's," I tell him. Fantastically funny. Will you share with your parents?