Today my sister and my step brother were supposedly sick even though they had my mom and step dad fooled im not so easily convinced
1.) Begin in the bathroom the night before. Or even at around 4:00 PM at earliest.Only show light symtoms here. If you are planning on staying home the next day, tell your mom or dad that you don't feel well the night before. But beware because some sicknesses tend to go away overnight like a stomach ache so don't always decide to fake the night before or you will end up going to school.2.) Don't finish your homework. This works better if you have parents who care about your grades. By not finishing your homework, they'll have another excuse to keep you from school.
3.) Go to bed early Don't say anything. When you're around them, just walk out of the room and go to your bed. Don't brush your teeth--they'll probably wake you up to remind you. At that point, they'll probably wonder what's wrong, and you can tell them that you're not feeling well. Describe your "symptoms" and appear impatient, maybe even cranky, and eager to go to bed. Don't act to cranky as your parents will get angry and send you to school sick or not.
4.) Prepare to have your temperature taken. If you do a good job, your parents will probably want to take your temperature, in which case you can say "I have to go to the bathroom." make sure you have a cup with you then turn on the sink and take some warm water and drink it and rinse it through your mouth, especially under your tongue. Also when you are in the bathroom be sure to flush the toilet before you turn on the sink, just so your parents don't get too suspicious! Note this only works if they check it under your tongue, obviously.
5.) Wake up in the middle of the night If you're pretending to have stomach issues, wake them up at about 1:00 A.M. and tell them you just threw up (having left some fake vomit in the toilet). Even force tears ( if you can) to make it seem real that your stomach hurts. For flu or sore throat symptoms, cough or clear your throat loudly enough to alarm them, and rub your face vigorously right before they come in.
6.) Stay up till late at night This gives you bags underneath your eyes, and you will have a legitimate reason to have a day off. Be aware you might be asleep for the day though. If you plan on being awake during the day here's what you should do: go to bed an hour later then you usually fall asleep at. This may make small bags underneath your eyes or make them slightly puffy. Get at least 4 hours of sleep, then wake up an hour before you usually do. Take yours or your mom's pink blush and put it on the tip of your finger. Next take a blue marker and lightly dab it onto the blush, mix it around, then put it under your eyes. Rub it in well, but still make it noticeable.
7.) Reinforce your feigned illness in the morning Be especially reluctant to get out of bed. If they still want to make you go to school, get up, but sluggishly. Slowly dress, but not too slowly. Skip a button on your shirt, don't comb your hair properly, and don't tie your shoe laces properly (or even at all). Pick at your breakfast as if you have no appetite. If you're pretending to have a cough, go to the bathroom upon rising and rub your eyes with water a bit, just to give yourself slightly "sick eyes." If you didn't start faking symptoms the night before, it'll be much more difficult to convince your parents that you're sick. Here are some other last-minute strategies you can try:
- Wake up before your parents and quietly make fake vomit. Put it in the toilet and pretend to throw up. If this doesn't wake them up, go get them and tell them what just "happened".
- Say you have diarrhea. Be sure to spend some time in the bathroom, flush the toilet, and spray a good deal of air freshener to cover up the smell that isn't really there. Or, you can try your hand at making fake diarrhea.
- If you're a girl, you can tell your parents you have cramps or its that time of the month. Only works if you've started having your period. If you don't have it yet then if you try this step you will have to fake have it until you really do get it or your mom will be suspicious. Your dad probably won't want to even talk about it, and your mom will understand. Neither of them will be able to disprove it.
- Start crying. This will work more or less, as your parents might think that the issue is very serious, but could also believe you are faking.
8.) If it gets to that point, bailout. If you think your parents will take you to the doctor, try to phase out the sickness. If your parents are at home with you, then just pretend to sleep and be sure to act accordingly when they check in on you. If they are at work and call, then wait for the phone to ring three or three and a half times before you answer, and sound as tired as you can. When they ask how you're feeling, remove one or two of your symptoms, for example- "My stomach stopped hurting and my headache is a little better." This will make them rethink the doctor visit. If they come home early, be sure to look even better, and say that you feel much better and should be back to normal for school tomorrow! There is always the other option of sticking to your guns. It is entirely possible to fake out a doctor as they tend to suffer from confirmation bias. Suggest symptoms that are hard to detect such as diarrhea and they will look for the symptoms you suggest and few others. It is assumed that you are smart and can act for this to work and not recommended. Or you can tell your parents that the school nurse from yesterday told you to stay home as what you have is contagious.
9.) Protest if they suggest you stay home. When your parents decide to let you stay home, don't just shrug and agree. Protest their decision (but only if you didn't have to convince them first). This reinforces the fact that you really are sick. Say, "But Mom, I'm going to have so much work to make up!" or "But I have a math test today!" Do not over do it. If your parents know you don't care about tests, say "But I have Band Practice, or Art Class" or something they know you enjoy. If you protest, be sure it is something you would really say. Don't randomly state that you want to do a test if they know you don't care. This can backfire, unless you're careful. You can also go to the bathroom and fake throw up
10.) Show signs of improvement. If you do stay home, pretend to sleep a lot and gradually start "getting better". Some parents will use the forgetfulness trick, meaning that they will come back home 10 minutes after they leave, saying that they "forgot something," so its always good to stay in bed for at least 15 minutes. If you get too greedy and try to pull off another day, they might take you to the doctor, who will see that there's no illness to be found.
