8 Funny Ways People Got Out Of Doing Chores As Kids

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1. Age and experience win every time.

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"When we were kids, my brother and I would feed our neighbors' cats when they were out of town. Somehow I convinced him that because I was the eldest brother, I had more experience in doing cat stuff, and therefore I would dutifully take care of the food and water while he picked up the cat's poop from the litter box. Feeding the cat took like five minutes, so then I'd watch MTV on our neighbors' television while my little brother continued nearly puking while cleaning up cat turds."

—Tim U.

2. What's a little light blackmail between siblings?

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"My older sister blackmailed me into cleaning her room for a week after she caught me invading her room trying to steal her hair straightener and body glitter for the umpteenth time. I had been getting in trouble with our parents for sneaking into her room and using her stuff without asking, so she used this as leverage."

—Mandy C.

3. Just say it's someone else's job.

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"As the youngest of four siblings, I could usually get out of chores by just saying, 'No, that's [insert random older sibling's name here]'s job.' Simple, but surprisingly effective!"

—Delaney D.

4. If at first you don't succeed...nobody will ask you to do it ever again.

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"I knew if I did a chore poorly, it would get reassigned to a different sibling, and I wouldn't be asked to do it again. For example, I didn't mind doing the dishes, but I hated cleaning the living room. I did a good job on the dishes and a bad job on the living room. I basically got to pick my chores this way."

—Blair R.

5. A little drama never hurts.

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"One of the most contentious chores for my siblings and me growing up was walking our dog. We were all obsessed with her and would truly argue about which one of us she liked most, but then when it came time to walk her, literally no one wanted to do it. Any time I was hellbent on not walking our beloved dog — who really, really just wanted to use the bathroom and not watch my siblings and I argue for 40 minutes — I'd just make an emotional plea with my brother and sister. 'I've had a really tough week' and 'I did it the Sunday before last Sunday,' were among my top picks. In these moments, the disappointment from my parents was really just palpable."

—Kyle D.

6. Use others' cleaning habits to your advantage.

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"Old faithful for my family was to have friends sleep over on Saturday knowing that my mom would go into cleaning mode on Sunday…split the workload."

—Connor J.

7. It's not bribery; it's bartering!

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"I was a really avid baker growing up and used that to my advantage. If I didn't want to clean the bathroom, I would offer to make cookies. If I didn't want to vacuum, I would ask if anyone wanted brownies. My siblings almost never turned me down."

—Kelley D.

8. "Disappear" "to" "the" "bathroom."

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"My youngest sister always mysteriously disappears to ‘go to the bathroom’ after every family dinner (including big meals like Thanksgiving) so she doesn't have to participate in cleaning up."

—Alex B.

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