one time i got late to my appoinment with friends, and they were all there. i just simply said before they start to nag at me, "hey! I'm not late, you're just early!!!
Late to work one day I came up with the excuse "My boyfriend accidentally threw away my paycheck and I had to find it in our apartment's dumpster before the dump truck came"
just like my little brother did to leah... toddler frequently does it and if it becomes their habit, it will their master way of aliibi when they'll grew up..
when i was about 9 years old, I never had much to do on those weekends I spent at my dad's because he was always out, working... So one day I decided to change that. I went to the garage and deflated the tires of his car so he wouldn't go anywhere. When he found out, before getting mad at mad, he gave me a chance to explain myself and since I had a chance not to spend the rest of the weekend grounded, I said "I was afraid thieves would stole your car, Dad. In deed, I did this to protect you"
I was asked to account for my prolonged absence from home at a young age. It was not my choice and i didn't want to cause more inquiries from my stern and concerned mom. She said this better be REALLY good or you are in a lot of trouble. i helplessly searched for the words, the trouble i narrowly escaped, looked at her and said, "it's unexplainable." she said that's it? it;s unexplainable. is it really that bad. i nodded and she smiled, alright'.
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