Yeah, I've done this many times. For some reason, whenever people set foot in my neighborhood, their aggressive inner tiger comes out, and my house is always the target.
People knock on our door all the time and for so many different reasons. Some people want permission to let their dogs poop in our yard. Sometimes a political campaign volunteer will ask for permission to put their candidate's sign in our yard. Sometimes the next door neighbor just wants to chat. Lots of people, like boy scouts, girl scouts, and sports teams, want to sell us stuff.
Either way, I am an awkward penguin, and I am socially awkward. My mom always taught me, "It's your house. Answering the door is an option."
I have taken this to heart, but I execute it a little differently. I don't see myself as queen of the house who can boldly choose not to open the door. Oh no, I am a cowardly prisoner who goes to great lengths to go unnoticed.
I turn the lights off. I pull ninja moves to cross a window without being seen. Several times, I've even hidden in a closet and waited for several minutes for the aggressive intruder to go away.
Yep, I'm that awkward. I'm not even brave enough to answer the door and politely tell people I'm not interested in whatever they're selling.
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