Mate, you're not thinking but you now have the perfect opportunity
I used to get blasted for not helping with any type of gardening maintenance etc but its just not my thing. Awhile ago I volunteered to help do some weeding but it got so boring I deliberately yanked out some plants that I knew were not weeds and later she went off her brain why I had pulled those out etc etc.
"I thought they were weeds as I don't have a clue about gardens"
Since then I have been permanently BANNED from all garden duties even to the extent her birthday was a few weeks ago and what did she want. Her own Wipper Snipper so I brought here a top notch Stihl and she reckoned I was God. She now also does that while I have to unfortunately go to my workshop to amuse myself
You need to grab the opportunity now and fess up and indicate you thought the parsley was weeds and you will be banned from mowing