Unless you are some neat freak who loves cleaning, we can all agree household chores are the worst. Yeah sometimes having a clean room can be satisfying, but you know watching a whole season of Grey's Anatomy on Netflix can be too. There has to be a solution. A simple way out of that list of chores your parents leave. Sure, they put a roof over our heads, but we shouldn't expect to be servants in return. If we don't draw the line here at housework, next they will be expecting us to do really crazy things like yard-work. Lucky for you, I have a set of patented life hacks that are guaranteed to get you out of any chore your parents throw at you.

1. Ask for a demonstration.

This is an easy one. Just pretend you have no idea how to clean a window or mop a floor properly. Your parent can't blame you for wanting to learn. Then sit back and watch as they do part of or all of the work for you. Don't feel bad about asking them to show you just one more time. It's not your fault you're a slow learner.

2. Feign injury or illness.

Elicit the sympathy of your parents by coming down with a sudden stomach bug or some serious back pain. Then proceed to complain and look sad until they offer to do the work for you while you rest. Make sure you only use this hack occasionally as parents will either assume you are faking it or think you have a serious medical condition.

3. Work very slowly.

Do the task at a sloth-like pace and your parents are sure to get frustrated with you and just do it themselves. They can do it five times faster and better anyway so why not let them. The key to this one is to make it look like you are being thorough while you are really being lazy so they can't get too mad at you.

4. Be busy with other more "important" tasks.

When asked to empty the dishwasher or vacuum the carpet just exclaim loudly about how much homework or other stuff you have to do. If it's not during the school year declare that you have to be working on scholarship applications or extra credit reading. Academics come before cleaning, right? Don't your parents want you to have good grades?

5. Offer bribe to younger siblings.

If none of the above are working or apply then you could always fall back on the sibling crutch. Paying them is a little too extreme but threatening or offering things like ice cream or driving them places can often work just as well. Make sure it doesn't look like your shirking your duties but instead teaching your younger sibling new responsibility.

6. Break tools needed for task.

It's common sense that you can't vacuum or do laundry if the machines are broken. Sweeping the floors is hard when the broom goes missing and the dishes can't be washed if you conveniently run out of soap. Actually breaking the item seems a little too serious but pretending it's broken or hiding the materials works just as good short-term.

7. Do a terrible job.

This is my personal favorite but it does require a bit more effort than the others. For this hack you must actually do the task assigned such as cleaning the windows. But you do such a terrible job that your parents have to re-do your work and then they will never ask you to do that chore again. Trust me, this one works.

8. Hide.

And lastly, when in doubt hide. Disappear up to your room or outside or in a different town. If your parents do see you lying around doing nothing, they are much more likely to ask you to do any chores in the first place. And when you come out from your hiding spot be sure not to make a mess. Instead, compliment them on how good the house looks.

WARNING: Do not try and use more than one of these hacks at once and do not use too frequently or they will catch on. And, by doing the occasional bit of housework they will be much less suspicious. Trust me, emptying the dishwasher or taking out the trash will not actually kill you.