Who cares if it kills me ? " Because no one can be passive - aggressive like a Jewish wife / mother ... Anna opted , once again , to stay home and hang with her best friend 's family for the day . We wasted no energy cajoling her to join us , as her staying home meant we would n't have to take 2 cars and thereby saved us about 60 dollars in gas money . Sometimes an alienated teen can be a useful thing to have .

Question: Why did you waste no time cajoling her to join you guys ?
Answer: I wasted no time cajoling her to join us because doing so saved us time and money .I wasted no time cajoling her to join us because she is closer to her best friend than us .I wasted no time cajoling her to join us because she is so annoying that she 's killing me .I wasted no time cajoling her to join us because she is an alienated teen we have no time for .