The 10 Worst Ways To Wake Up Your Sibling

If Midnight_Writer were our little sister, we'd probably have killed her by now. But we'd also be on time to work.—Sparkitors

My sister never, ever wakes up when her alarm clock goes off. It just keeps ringing and ringing, slowly driving me insane. So I decided to devise a fail-proof method to get her out of bed; after numerous tries, I still haven't found the perfect solution, but I've come up with ten ways to NOT wake your sibling up…unless you have a death wish.

1. Throw your dog on them. Dog breath+pseudo-animal cruelty is not a good combination.

2. Throw the door open and scream "GOOD MORNING, SUNSHINE!" The benefits are two-fold: you’ll leave a dent in the wall, and you'll get a great cardio workout as you dodge the hair brush/pillow missiles your sibling hurls at you.

3. Start vacuuming. Our vacuum makes a high-pitched screeching sound when it's turned on, which causes our dog to bark… which wakes up my sister, a venomous death-glare in her eyes.

4. Pots ’n’ Pans drum set! Sure, it'll wake your bro or sister up, but it'll also provide them with heavy-duty artillery to attack you. Ever been smacked with a pan? It ain't fun.

5. Blast music. This not only goes over badly with your sleepy sibling, but also with your grumpy father, who just got back from the night shift.

6. Bed ’n’ Breakfast. To pull this one off, ensure that your sibling's room has multiple tripping hazards, that you're carrying steaming hot drinks/food on an extremely fragile tray, and that you've got a tendency to fall on your face.

7. Invite his/her SO over. Crusty raccoon eyes, morning breath, and bed-head are not a recipe for romance.

8. Cats with claws. Just don’t aim for the face.

9. Ice-cold bucket of water. Only use this if you're prepared to wash their sheets, dry out their mattress, and be their slave for the rest of the day.

10. Set off the fire alarm. This is especially hilarious if your family has a sprinkler system installed in the ceiling.

What's the best/worst method of waking up your sibling?

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