Later

Later...the answer to every question. Right?  I have done an excellent job at raising girls that don't argue...with me any way.  A answer to anything I say is always (almost always) a polite. OK.  This is a trained response that they don't argue with their mother, they say ok, and do it!  So I have learned what accompanies OK.  Presumed thought process of teen and pre-teenage girls, After I say OK mom will walk away feeling satisfied. I will continue doing whatever I want to do. 

So, what happens when mom comes back into the room?  No laundry folded, no dishes done, no shoes put away, and the response to my question "Why didn't you do what you said you will do?"  I will...Later. Ugh!  "No, you WILL now!" Now arguing will ensue right?  No, the response..."OK" Stares at each other for a minute.
"When?"
"After...."
"Oh, later."
smiles
"I'm turning off the TV."
still no argument...child picks up iPod/iPad, book, or goes to room

At least I have polite children, right?  They don't argue or often backtalk.  But...Later.