January 9, 2008

TT #45


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13 excuses kids give for getting out of things.

1. I forgot.

2. I didnt know you wanted me to do it now.

3. I thought my brother was gonna do it.

4. I will do it tomorrow, I prrrrrrrrrromise.

5. I dont want to get my new shoes dirty.

6. Just let me get to the next level on my computer game.

7. I took a shower yesterday.

8. He hit me first.

9. Everyone else gets to do it, why cant I?

10. It was an accident.

11. My brother made me do it!

12. The lawn is too wet to mow.

13. It was like that when I got here.


42 comments:

Chelle Y. said...

Well, my son cannot blame it on his brothers, but he tried blaming something on his cousins the other day. I totally caught him in a lie!

Brendan uses the "forgot" and "I did not hear you" one. Yep, so much fun! :)

MamaToo said...

love the thought of these in my future! :) So, do they actually "get out of things," with these excuses, or just use them with their Mama? :)

Fun list.
-MamaToo

pjazzypar said...

With the exceptions of # 7, 8, and 11, these excuses sound a lot like some I use OFTEN! Happy TT.

Cynthia said...

I forgot...That drives me crazy. You forgot the failsafe..."I dunno". I hate that one to!

Anonymous said...

HEHEHE. Those were great! Happy TT!
www.mamapj.com

Holly said...

Well, you DID notice didn't you that I said I wanted to slap Britney Spears silly?

Ah, kids and the really inventive excuses they come up with!

Happy TT-13!

Smiles,

Holly
http://theabundanceplace.com

ellen b. said...

Ha! Those all sound so familiar!

SandyCarlson said...

Another one: "Oh...." [Faraway look that suggests fever...]

Anonymous said...

Very familiar! In fact, I used to use those excuses too when I was a child. (And so did you, I bet!)

Rebecca (Ramblings by Reba) said...

Ha!

pussreboots said...

My son's favorite is: "huh?"

Happy TT and thanks for stopping by.

Susan Helene Gottfried said...

Ooh, my kids could add a few to this list... and they're young, yet! What am I in for???

Happy TT, doll!

Open Grove Claudia said...

How funny! Do they work? I love the "my brother made me do it". I of course only had sisters!

Happy TT!

My TT is about my rules of living.

The Gal Herself said...

"I took a shower yesterday." My dad would have LOVED to hear me say that one. One of his pet peeves was that I always somehow managed to use up all the hot water. "I forgot" -- it's classic, like pearls and a simple black dress. It will never go out of style! (Thanks for visiting my TT)

Cheerio said...

Those excuses are all familiar to my ears.

Anonymous said...

Unfortunately, I've heard them all.... today!

SJ Reidhead said...

Why dump a good thing, I would say they worked for me but the cat ate my list!

SJR
The Pink Flamingo
http://thepinkflamingo.blogharbor.com/blog

Lazy Daisy said...

Boy, do those sound familiar.

Nadiah Alwi - Write at Home Mom said...

Hhaahhaa...in a way, they're funny...

...as long as they didn't do it whenever we (Moms) are having PMS.

;D

Country Dawn said...

LOL! I've heard all of them! :)

*Rae* said...

LOL I tried using some of those as a kid & it never worked my mom wasn't even trying to hear it Happy TT

Anonymous said...

Yes, I think you covered most of the classics!

Mine: T13 #11 |  Pictures from the Earth--"Closed for Winter"

suchsimplepleasures said...

i lost it somewhere in my desk/room...
i didn't know that you meant it!
i looked everywhere, i don't know what i did with it!
oh, i could go on and on...i have 5 kids...there are a ton of excuses!!

Sarai said...

OMG I still use some of those excuses when we get together over the holiday!!!
Great List
Sarai
http://www.saraij.blogspot.com

Natalie said...

Hehehe...I still use some of those excuses and I'm a mom!

Anonymous said...

My kids use a number of those, but the sad part is that my husband does too! His fave: I forgot. Makes me crazy!

Gattina said...

Looks like if it is the same in the whole world, lol !

Joyismygoal said...

Yes kids are funny aren't they:> I love it when the funny papers s--Family Circus talk about "nobody " did it:)

Darla said...

Boy, do some of these sound familiar! I don't know how many times I've heard #6. *rolling my eyes*

Anonymous said...

(oops.. my mr linky link posted the wrong link... doggone fat fingers :)


I love these... My favorite from my kids...

"willy wonka did it" as if willy wonka were real and in my house... (He's already been grounded, sent home, and kicked out of the car on numerous occassions)

Anonymous said...

Hehee...I used some of these too..

Anonymous said...

my kids I think have used all of these, many several times a day. When will they learn mom's not an idiot?

Happy TT

http://moondancerdrake.livejournal.com

tickledpink.nicole said...

As a mamma and an elementary school teacher I hear this list hourly.

Patti said...

Oi! I'm way too familiar with some of these!! #6 and it's variation "Let me just save my game." (which then takes another hour!) are the top in my house! Grrrr.....

Julia said...

*chuckle* kids sure do always think they can get out of things LOL.....I've been around kids who tell me those excuses. And it funny when I caught them in white lies, even when I try to keep a straight face about it LOL

Happy TTs and hope you have a good/weekend ahead :)

Anonymous said...

* chuckle *

Life is a learning experience. :)

I have three TTs this week.

Raven's Rides: 13 places I went on my motorcycle yesterday
Raven's RV: 13 things we did in the RV when the power went out
Raven's Range: 13 thoughts about Thursday Thirteen

The link above has links to all three. :)

Norma said...

Oh yes, mine used them, and so did I.

http://collectingmythoughts.blogspot.com/2008/01/thursday-thirteen-13-things-to-do-when.html

katherine. said...

I'll do it next commercial.

Its not my turn...its hers...its his.

I can't. I have homework.

Rims said...

:D These were good...and barring a few I have also used some more...One of them is -

"I want to dry clean....my skin is sensitive....you dry all the expensive and speacial clothes for dry cleaning why not me then???"

Happy TT!

Malcolm said...

I have used quite a few of these in the past. Since I hated cutting the grass, #12 was a favorite of mine. Thanks for visiting my TT.

Lori's Light Extemporanea said...

Oh man. Too true. And so very annoying. Aren't you glad you're past that?

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