Give me a break!
I’ve noticed that whenever I tell my family that I have a particular deadline and that I need them to leave me alone so I can meet the deadline, it is like telling them to bug me to death so I can’t meet the deadline! This gets very frustrating. I don’t want to growl at them and cause hard feelings, but it seems that reminding them that I need to be left alone for a short period of time just doesn’t work! Even hanging a “Don not disturb” sign on the doorknob doesn’t keep them from interrupting me constantly! It is beginning to drive me crazy!