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So, you have a ton of homework in at school that you just need one more day to get finished? Need to convince your parents that you're sick to get one day off from school? Read on!

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Steps

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    Be sure that this is what you really want to do. Faking sick to get a day off school is only to be used as a last resort in the most dire of situations. If you're not 100% sure that you can follow all the other tips, don't do it. You have to be sure you can succeed or you'll be in trouble.
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    Choose the illness you want to fake. A lot of parents are trained expertly in detecting children and teens who fake sick. Make sure that the sickness is not measurable by your parents. For example, don't tell them that you've vomited because they will probably expect you to do it again during the day, and you won't, because you're not really sick. Do use things like severe headaches, dizziness, severe exhaustion.
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    Begin at about 6:30 PM the day before. Show only light symptoms here, then continue your feigned illness in the morning with stronger symptoms.
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    Make them think you're willing to go to school. Use phrases like 'I want to try and go but I really don't feel well enough'. Make them feel sorry for you and make them think that giving you a day off was their idea.
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    Be consistent. The majority of people often feel worst in the morning and the evening when they're sick, and brighten up a little around the middle of the day or early afternoon. Follow this pattern if you don't know when you feel best or worst when you're sick. If you know when you usually feel best, then follow that.
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    Get your work done! As stated previously, this method should only be used when you really NEED a day at home to finish a major project or essay. If you don't get your work done, then you've still got work to do and extra things to learn from the lessons you missed on your day off.
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    Never, ever tell. You may be able to tell your best friend if you think they're trustworthy enough not to tell anyone. Never tell your parents, not even in twenty years' time. Think about the consequences that will befall you if you tell anyone. If they think you're willing to lie to get off school, they may wonder what else you've lied to them about.
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    Do not try to get two consecutive days off. The examples of fake sickness listed previously will probably get you one day off. If you get greedy and try for two, your parents may get suspicious and threaten to take you to the doctor. Your parents will find out that nothing is wrong with you and trouble will await you!
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    Try and change the color in your face. Put some make up on or rub something that will make you pale. It will look like you have a cold.
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Tips

  • If your computer is for family use, clear the history after reading this article.
  • Think about the consequences of the sickness you choose. Never choose vomiting because your parents may make you stay in bed all day and they will probably not let you have anything to eat. If you have to do work on a computer, then don't choose dizziness or headaches because your parents will expect it to be aggravated by the computer.
  • Do not be surprised if your parents are very believing of you. Sometimes, if they are utterly convinced of your other symptoms, they may feel your head and think you have a fever, for example, simply because they think you should.
  • Read this article to find out tricks used by parents to spot you faking. Try and combat their techniques.
  • These techniques could also be used to get a day home from work, but it's really not your husband/wife's problem if you want a day off. They'll probably understand, and that means you only have to fake sick over the phone, which is far easier to do.
  • Try constipation, or other similar things.
  • Your parents may take your temperature so be prepared in any cases.

Warnings

  • Do not over-exaggerate symptoms. You don't want your parents to call an ambulance on you because they think you're seriously ill.
  • Do not take advantage. Your parents are letting you have a day at home because they care for you and think you're sick. Be grateful to them.
  • The day before you decide to be "sick" try to change your personality, act a bit down but don't overdo it.
  • Do not attempt this method if your parents known you have lied to them in the past.
  • If you have attempted to fake sick in the past and failed, your parents may be suspicious.
  • Don't tell your friends about you faking your sickness.

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Categories: Feigning Illness

In other languages:

Español: Cómo fingir que estás enfermo, Italiano: Come Fingere di Essere Malato, Русский: правдоподобно притвориться больным, Português: Como Fingir Estar Doente

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