13 reasons kids give for not doing their homework.
1. I forgot, is the most popular excuse in my house.
2. I swapped folders and I must have left it in the other one.
3. I left it at school overnight so I couldn't do it.
4. It was in my pocket and my Mom washed it.
5. My Mom thought it was trash and threw it away.
6. The sink was full of water and it fell in.
7. Someone told me there was no homework.
8. The dog ate it.
9. I thought it was due tomorrow.
10. It was put in the paper shredder by accident.
11. It's here somewhere, I can't find it right now.
12. It must have fallen out of my folder/bag.
13. And last but not least, What homework?
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Okay, you caught me. Maybe there ARE a few things I'm not excited about with the return of school!
LOL! My favorite was, I had it a minute ago.
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Oh I can't wait to hear these as my son is starting first grade in a few weeks. Thanks for stopping by and voting for me, I really appreciate it!
LOL. I heard those from my children too. My favorite is...I have no idea! Huh?
You must be living at my house! My oldest son Daniel has faught with me the last 3 days over his school work. When he is the one that has to write down exactly what his homework will be in his school journal. Or he gets 5 points deducted off the total grade if it is nothing close to what the teacher wrote on the board.
He has told me all 3 nights....I didn't right that. That is not the way it is or what the teacher wants me to do....
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Ha!ha!...i hope my daughter does not use any of these (wishful thinking), she'll be in gr 1 soon!
btw, your boys looks so handsome.
Very cute....mine haven't gotten to the excuse stage yet.
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I love it...the best part for me is that none of those fly...we homeschool. lol
Yep, we've heard it all before (and maybe said it some decades ago). I love the sunset photo, btw.
Do kids actually use the dog ate my homework excuse? I've always had dogs, but just never took advantage of that one I guess.
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Except for the shredder one I think I heard all of these while raising my son. Go figure. Times change, but yet they don't. Have a great TT. :)
Well we are all over "the dog ate my homework" thing.
Great list!
I seem to remember using #3 when I was in school. It looks like #8 will never go out of style.
Hee, "the dog ate it" is a classic, as is "it was in my pocket and my Mom washed it."
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Number 10 is definitely after my time! I always played vacant...'homework, there was homework?'
yep #1, #13, #11
sheesh
#2 and #12 were the most frequently heard refrains around here.
Then I got my daughter a cellphone, which we've since dubbed "the portable nagging device".
Good luck. /comfort
That's hilarious but then maybe because I'm not parent/teacher. Not sure would I be that delighted otherwise...
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I'm afraid I used all of those too in my time... Not very original! ;-)
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Hey I remember some of those. But I only used them when they were legitimately viable.
Mostly...
Somewhat...
At least a few times...
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And they all sound so plausible... Lol, I'm sure I used some of those when I was a kid.
LOL! Oh, I can hardly wait. Two more weeks, and I'll get to hear all these over and over again.
*sigh*
My son had a unique one, and I think it might have been true. He used to tell the teacher. "I did it, but it flew out the window". He sat near the window in his class and things would always fly out the window. Poor kid.
My son is starting first grade this year, I can't wait to see what he comes up with LOL.
LOL! #8 was a hilarious reason. I just hope my son doesn't get to use those excuses when he starts going to school.
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I've heard a few of these. I used a few in my day too:)
SO funny!
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My dog might have eaten it actually. It's happened.
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Your list is too funny...the sink full of water one was my favorite.
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Heehee, I loved this list. Some inventive excuses. :) Happy TT
So true and I'm pretty sure I've used those myself.
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Spoken from a vertan - VERY VERY cute! BTW, the blog photos are fantabulous!!
I probably used all of those, except for #10, when I was in school!
#9 was definitely my old faithful!
Great list!
Ah, I remember some of those when I was a teacher. The brats! Haha, just kidding!
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Very cute list. I remember hearing some of those as well as using them myself once upon a time. LOL
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I think I've heard most of those too! :)
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LOL these are great and I'm sure all have been said in my home at one time or another. Happy TT!
Oh no! I forgot about the excuses that come with school. Add to them getting up in the morning and...oh well. What can you do?
Ugh. I hate excuses! I forgot is definitely my least favorite. Or if they had all week: "I was busy yesterday." As if that makes up for an entire week!
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Lori! You changed your profile pic! I saw it at someone else's blog and followed over here to see if it was you.
I generally did my homework and had a meltdown if I couldn't find it. Until graduate school. Then my favorite excuse was, "I know where to access the information, I don't need to have it on paper." As you might imagine, my professors were not amused.
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My daughter's first day of school and first year of school is this fall, I guess I'll have to be prepared for the future. Great list, happy TT!
I was a sped teacher for 3 years with a support study hall...heard most of these and then some. #1 deserves to be #1. I also hear that homework is stupid, and his grades reflect that! Thanks for the pre-school reminders, another reason for moms to love summer!
We got a dog in May. I'm waiting to hear #8. :)
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At my school the favorite excuse is "it's in my other parents truck".
I love the list! Though it makes me think I should have tried skipping out on homework more often!
hahah I like the "I forgot" one - I used that a lot! LOL
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I guess I often used #3 and #9 when I was a kid. Great list :)
very clever list. 'i didnt mean to' was the biggest used sentence in ours.... but then they grow up and you find out that it was true ;-)
School starts tomorrow. I will be better prepared. LOL
C
My all time favorite, I did it at school yesterday but I forgot where I put it.
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