I tried to tell my mom that I was afraif of the vacuum too, but it didn't work and I still had to do my chores
Try this one Bridget. My husband uses it and it really works for him. When you vacuum, do it really fast and don't move any furniture. Finish a room that normally takes 30 minutes to vacuum, like in say 5 minutes. When your mom complains that you did it so fast, say that you don't feel you need to go over the same spot ten times. Pretty soon your mom will just give up and do the vacuuming herself.

[ August 07, 2001: Message edited by: RachelJ ]