āFamily stuff popped upā āSick kidā āMigraineā āMental health dayā āFeeling illā Honestly if itās that last minute I almost prefer to call the day of or send a late night message. Makes it more believable that you couldnāt do anything to prevent it last minute.
Before you think about declining a work trip, you'll need to ask yourself whether the request at hand is in line with the amount of travel you're expected to do in the course of your job. Some Instead, figure out who you can reach out to. If thereās an online RSVP and you can change your response to ādecline,ā please do so. Include a note about how youāre sorry to back out last minute, but somethingās come up. You hope to be kept in the loop about future events. Itās enough to make you pull out your hair. Or hers! With a passive-aggressive DIL, such lapses are the norm, not the exception. She regularly sabotages plansāsheās late, she makes excuses at the last minute , she āforgetsā to mention that the kids are starring in an upcoming school production, she rarely expresses appreciation. Top 5 excuses to get out of helping your friend move. 5. I inured myself playing sports. Hopefully your friend doesn't ask for a doctor's note. Hopefully your friend knows you play sports to validate this excuse. Proof of an injury is always helpful. Maybe you can send them a selfie with some ice over your ankle. 4.Stomach issues and headaches are the best things to fake. They are impossible to prove/disprove and when they're legit they can actually go away quickly meaning if you fake it for a day or one event and then are fine the next day people can't question it. Something like strep or a cold doesn't go away that fast. 5.
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