Declaration of Independence Writing Prompts for my dd16

[fairfarmhand]

My dd has to write a declaration of independence from something. She has to list grievances and everything.

 

 

I tried to convince her to declare her independence from bras or pantyhose.

 

any other ideas?

[chocolatechip]

I agree on the pantyhose. As I believe the expression goes: I hate them with the heat of a million suns. 

 

IDK…freedom to cut vegetables how she likes? To not iron knit tshirts? To put BROWN SUGAR (gasp) in coffee? 

 

All of these things bug my very particular grandmother to no end. Which in turn drives me batty. 

[fairfarmhand]

She declared her independence from having to share a room with her sister.

 

:)

 

Here goes!

 

I, E, as a long-time resident of the F household, have decided to throw off the unfairly miserable duty of sharing a dwelling space with cruel, disorderly human being. My residence in this abominable place has made everyday activities difficult, frustrating, and in some cases, smelly. For those who are not familiar with said grievances, I will clarify. Mutually living in close quarters with my sister has subjected me to:

Stubbed toes and bruised shins from Littlest Pet Shop Houses and alphabet blocks in the bedroom floor at nighttime.

Being tardy for social events because of my shoes being buried by large dirty laundry piles.

Losing piano sheet music amongst stacks of fairy artwork.

Being woken in the middle of the night by a phenomenon locally known as “teapotting.†For those unfamiliar to the word, this refers to the sound my sister’s nose makes in her sleep: a shrill whistle, gradually rising in pitch, much like the sound a teapot makes when it begins to boil and steam.
The unearthly stench of wet towels and swimsuits left to ferment in the closet floor for weeks at a time.

A lack of privacy, as little sisters are incapable of knocking on closed doors, but rather burst through them without care as to what (or who) is on the other side and why they chose to close the door.

Such evils are bearable for a time, but a human can only deal with so much. I find these reasons more than enough to warrant a declaration of independence from the horror of close mutual residence with my sister.

[chocolatechip]

She did a good job.  :)