For teens · Family
At home
You ask a parent to look at your college application. They say, "Not now, I am cooking."
What could you do?
Three things you could say. None of them is the one right answer; each note says why it fits the moment, or why it may not.
Okay. After dinner, or tomorrow?
A strong fit
It accepts the no and offers two times. They pick one and the ask is still alive.
Okay. I will leave it on the table for when you are free.
Also works here
This keeps it visible. You may still need to ask when.
Ask again in two minutes.
Worth a second look
You can. Cooking takes longer than two minutes, and the answer tends to repeat.
What people here usually expect
- Not now usually means not now, not never. Offering a time is normal.
- Leaving something where they will see it is a fine way to ask.
- Asking again straight away tends to get the same answer.
Your words
Write one reply to a parent who cannot look right now, offering a time.
In the app you write one line here and it lands in your lines. Nothing is graded.
The move this moment practises: After a “not now”.
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