How to Sneak Down Stairs to Play on Computers at Night

Last Updated: July 3, 2020

So you want to play on your computer in the night? It is difficult to get caught, unless you are very unlucky and your parents wake up in the middle of the night. Read the following article to get help and accomplish your goal: Sneak Downstairs to play on your computer without getting caught by your parents.

Steps

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Find out your parents bedtime and make sure your parents usually don't wake up in the middle of the night. (Staying up all night on random days when you already had a long nap in the afternoon will help.)
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Make sure to go to sleep at a normal hour and how you usually do or they might suspect you.

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Now, if they rarely wake, you are ready.
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When you are sneaking, make sure a shadow isn't cast from a light shining on you (street light shining in through window).
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Check their breathing by standing quietly outside their door. If it's normal breathing, then they are probably pretending or they are still awake!
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If it is faint but slow, they are lightly sleeping. If they are snoring, then you are lucky; they are deeply sleeping.
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Make your way downstairs, but don't step on any creaky steps. Simply crouch or crawl. Make sure that you are close to the wall to avoid loud creaks. It's a good idea to practice moving silently in your house during the day.
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Shut every door you come to, to stop your parents hearing the computer. Try laying a towel or blanket on the base too.
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If the computer is turned off, simply press on the power button, slowly and quietly. Make sure the computer's speakers are off to avoid waking up your parents when you turn it on.
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Sit down and start playing.
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Do not turn on TVs or sound effects on games (it could easily wake parents up). If you want to listen to a sound, use headphones. However this could prevent you from hearing your parents if they happen to wake up.
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When you're done, get to bed before your parents wake up and either go to sleep or pretend to wake up during the usual time you wake up (See How To Pretend to Be Asleep for more tips.) And remember to have everything back as they were before.

Warnings

Sleep deprivation can have negative effects on your health and education.

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If doing this on a school day, you could be VERY sleepy (if up till 4am or more). Depending on the time you wake up, you will need to get at least 2-3 hours of sleep in order to be rested enough not to fail on a pop quiz, test, etc.

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If you are caught, try bailing out saying you had to finish a really important project. (Make sure you have one open and ready to show! They are likely to want to see it!) Apologize and don't do it for a bit, and be extra careful in future.

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Do not get caught or you WON'T be trusted for a long time, and may be forced off the PC earlier in the evening.

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