Whoa man! The number of times that’s happened to me!
KNOCK, KNOCK… “YEEEEEEEES!!!??” say I. “What are you doing in there! And why is your music pumping so bloody loud!?” Says mother. “ERRRR….” I mumble out aloud, “I, well, ummm…. I’M BUSY EXERCISING!!”. Long pause. “Oh, okay! Why didn’t you just say so in the first place?”
Next day: “What are all those exercises you’re doing in your room? And why do you lock the door?” Mother demands. “Well, you see… they are designed to improve CONFIDENCE and PHYSICAL ENDURANCE… and it requires NO INTERRUPTIONS WHATSOEVER for it to WORK PROPERLY…” I answer. “Well, okay then, I won’t bother you again.”
The art of bullshitting is easy to learn- just keep a straight face whilst telling her all this.
Ciao