4 Strange Excuses that You Can Use to Avoid Socializing

We all have those days where we just don't want to ta,lk, our social battery is at zero and we can't make small talk anymore. You probably just want to lay in bed with a good book, binge-watch your favourite TV show, scream out song lyrics while doing questionable dance moves in your bedroom with the door closed (emphasis on closed-if you don't, you're just weird). But when you still have that one friend who’s constantly pestering you and won’t let you stay at home, the usual excuses don’t work anymore. 

That’s why, here are 4 new ones!

I have to make sure my refrigerator remains cold, I'll give you a call later.

We all know how refrigerators have a mind of their own so you need to check up on them from time to time, make sure the ice is freezing within the said time. I mean who really knows, the refrigerator may just be faking it the entire time, only giving you rapid bursts of coldness when you open it. 

Ditch your friend, go stalk a refrigerator.

I’ve got a date with my couch today! Maybe later?

We are all well aware that a date with your couch doesn’t happen very often, but don’t you think your couch needs it? It’s always really sad when you look back at it and realise you’ve never spent quality time with your couch. It’s always just there in the corner, never a part of the fun but always witnessing it. 

So call off a meet with your friend and go watch your favourite movie on that couch!

I can’t today, I’m in the middle of a really important meeting with my snack cupboard.

It requires a lot of dedication to learn all the different types of snacks there are, and being in a meeting with them doesn’t necessarily mean that you are only snacking (except that’s what you’re doing, your friends don’t need to know that).

It could be about re-stocking strategies, that ensure you always get your favourite snack.

I promised my clock that I’d listen to its ticking, beautiful music. Is tomorrow fine?

Clocks are some things that aren't hyped up enough. You remember that time when you went to your grandparents' place and the ticking wouldn’t let you get a blink of sleep?

Well, guess what - now, you can lie down and stare into the ceiling, contemplating the meaning of life all while listening to the very same tick-tock tick-tock. You never expected this to save you from hours of yapping, did you? 

If you really think about it, clocks make really good music. You could even make a sick beat out of it!

Have fun trying out these new excuses on your friends or even family.

See which ones work out best, and when these get old and your friends don’t buy it anymore - Make sure to come back and read part 2!

Written by Harshavardini, an 8th grader from Prakriya Green Wisdom School

This article was written for and published in Community Corner, a student-run publication curated by the 8th, 9th and 10th graders of Prakriya Green Wisdom School, Bengaluru, as part of the Editorial Board Training Program