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Here's how to amuse yourself during a never-ending meeting your parents brought you to.

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    Read. If you didn't bring a book, skim the room for pamphlets or signs on the desk or captioned posters on the wall. Search for bottles of hand sanitizer or even read the labels on the bottoms of your shoes.
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    Be Proactive. Bring an Ipod or a newspaper or magazine from the building's lobby.
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    Catch Up On Anything You're Behind In. Bring homework or a school notebook or textbook.
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    Listen. You may learn something that could help you later in your life.
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    Daydream. Think of somewhere you'd rather be at. Like a beach. Or if it's hot where you Greenland. Think up your own country or world.
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    Ask for a pen and paper. Make sure you're not interrupting the conversation.
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  • Make sure you Ipod is charged, depending on how long the meeting is.

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  • Do not look at your slowly ticking watch or the ominous clock on the wall!
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