because they're difficult, obligatory, redundant, or just plain annoying.

• How are you?
• How's life?
• What do you want to do/be when you get older?
• Where would you like to eat? (I'm not all that picky. I'll eat just about anything.)
• What are your hobbies/interests?
• What do you do in your free time? / What do you do for fun?
• What makes you unique?
• Tell me about yourself.
• What is your best skill/talent?
• What is your favorite subject?
• Where did you go? / What did you do? (Mother asking about Michael and me)
• What animal would you be?
• If you could have any superpower, what would it be? (Not so much that I hate the question; just hard to pick one.)
• Where do you want to go to college?
• How was school?
• How was your day?
• What did you get? (grade in a class, on a test, etc.)
• How have you demonstrated leadership in your school/community?
• What awards/prizes/honors have you received?
• What would you like for your birthday? (Asking for things makes me uncomfortable. I promise, your company is more than enough.)
• What's your favorite movie? (A lot and plenty I have yet to see.)
• Where do you want to go?
• What do you want to talk about?
• How's your family?
• Why are you going all the way out to Wisconsin?