I don’t bother to

[Maybo]

Mum: Have you made your bed?
I: No, I’m tired. I don’t bother to make the bed.

Should I say ‘I don’t bother to’ or ‘I can’t be bothered to’?

 

[Rover_KE]

'I can't be bothered' is more natural, but disrespectful.

Try saying 'I'll do it later, honest'.

I used to say 'Isn't that your job?'

(Just kidding, mums out there—I never said that.)

 

[teechar]

I don’t bother to make the bed.

Note that the above is incorrect. You have not thought about the right tense for it.

 

[Maybo]

Note that the above is incorrect. You have not thought about the right tense for it.

"I haven’t bothered to make the bed"?

 

[Tarheel]

I never bother to make my bed, and there's nobody to nag me about it.

 

[emsr2d2]

"I haven’t bothered to make the bed"?

That's OK although "I didn't bother making my bed" is more natural in this casual context, as long as you're explaining that you have not made your bed on the day of speaking. If your mother said "Please go and make your bed", you could reply with "I can't be bothered".