Wedding Woes
Dear Online Ophelia,
Sorry I didn't turn my work in. I had to plan my wedding! Then I got married! Can I turn in all of my work, even though it is a few weeks late and I didn't ask for an extension ahead of time?
--Married Mary
Dear Married Mary,
Congrats! What an exciting time. However, the work cannot be turned in so late. Focus on what is left in this course, and if you have questions, let me know.
And while a wedding can take up a lot of one's time....let me tell you about my wedding. I couldn't get time off from the classroom. So before heading off to the ceremony, I was posting grades. And after the reception, I was answering student questions.
Couldn't get time off for the honeymoon either (well, I could get time off, but that's called, "No class and thus no money for 9 weeks"). So while in the tropics, I duly graded papers, answered questions, &c.
So if you are looking for sympathy, you are barking up the wrong Shakespearean character.
--Online Ophelia
Oh, the personal world always intrudes, Mary. But don't let it stop you from asking for things you are not due.
ReplyDeleteWhen we saw your wedding announcement in the paper, you know, during class while we were waiting, we just pushed all the due dates back until your return.
Do you have any leftover cake? Can you prepare some YouTube videos of the nuptials - and the wedding night (wink wink) - so we can take up some of Wednesday's class just genuflecting.
God I ENVY you, Mary. Love love, and more love!
+1 Kimmie! (Although I don't fully know what +1 means, I'm sure it's good.) I'd say HUGz or LULZ, but I'm too old.
DeleteHere's the big question:
ReplyDeleteIf Mary had asked for an extension, how many would have given her one????
Not me. Unless wedding traditions have changed, Mary did have the option of scheduling her wedding outside of the academic calendar, didn't she?
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