Coming into the world of teenagers, there is one thing every child needs to know: how to frustrate their parents. It is one of those things everyone begins to learn subconsciously, and it becomes rather simple as time goes by. First off, find something little that might get to an adult, such as the state of cleanliness in your room. Next begin to do everything you can to make the situation appear worse. Using the typical teenager’s cluttered room as an example, you would start by doing everything you can to make the piles of junk grow. However, you do want to make sure that, no matter how big the mess gets, you yourself can still maneuver. Never let your task of frustrating mom and dad frustrate you. As the disaster area increases, your parents will most likely begin to get upset with it. To assure that they get at least a little peeved at this point, borrow something from them and deliberately leave it in your room. When they ask for it back, be sure that you are doing something they consider important elsewhere (i.e. homework in the living room) so that they are forced to venture into ground zero. You will know you have succeeded in irritating them when they request that you clean the "pit of no return," or some other such expansive and fatal place. Once this is accomplished, continue putting off the cleaning effort as long as possible. In the end, your ultimate sign that you have reached your goal of frustration is the threat of being grounded for life. Upon hearing those words, you might want to get around to doing that cleaning after all. Besides, if your parents have long fuses, a few items under those piles of garbage may have started turning into toxic waste or something.