I am so late...What?!?

@Shavkat (140772)
Philippines
July 22, 2025 5:40pm CST
I woke up so late this morning that I was about ten minutes late for my first online class with the student. I am still too sleepy to come up with a plausible alibi. I apologized to the student and just informed the company that we were experiencing an unscheduled power outage. It is my bad to tell a lie today. As they claimed, "Liars go to hell." At least, I extended the class to compensate for the time for being late. Am I a bad person for being a liar today? Image Credit: media.istockphoto.com
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Jimlos Tatooth
@Ineeddentures (13311)
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22 Jul
No Not at all But you should have just said you over slept. It's not unusual for people to oversleep
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (140772)
• Philippines
22 Jul
I am about to say this to my supervisor, but it will have a long discussion. I took the chance to have a valid reason not to be penalized.
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Jimlos Tatooth
@Ineeddentures (13311)
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23 Jul
@Shavkat You know your supervisor best.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (140772)
• Philippines
23 Jul
@Ineeddentures Indeed, my friend. So that no question ask from her.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (157582)
• United States
23 Jul
No, I don't think so... As long as the student got their full amount of time in class and it didn't cause a scheduling conflict for them or you, it should be okay. I hope you both enjoyed the class.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (140772)
• Philippines
23 Jul
We did enjoy the class despite being lightheaded when talking to him. The good thing was, he accepted my apology.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (157582)
• United States
23 Jul
@Shavkat Then you're good all around.
rsa101
@rsa101 (39896)
• Philippines
23 Jul
You're human, so no. We all have those moments where we slip up, especially when we’re caught off guard or feeling flustered. More importantly, you took responsibility for it in your own way and worked to correct it by extending the class. Your character is not defined by one small lie in a time of need, particularly if your goal was to still show up and treat your student well. Simply use it as a reminder to be kind to yourself and set an extra alarm for the next time.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (39896)
• Philippines
23 Jul
@Shavkat Okay, so you must not be getting enough sleep, which is why you chose to extend your sleep. I'm not sure how much sleep you typically get. You might have trouble waking up in the morning because you are a light sleeper.
Shavkat
@Shavkat (140772)
• Philippines
23 Jul
I guess I need to set another alarm clock to wake me up. Actually, I did wake up and still tried to sleep a little longer. But I lost track of the time to wake up again.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (152160)
• India
23 Jul
No. You are not a bad person A liar becomes a bad person when they put others in trouble
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (140772)
• Philippines
23 Jul
You have a point. I did sleep early, but my body still wants to lie on my bed today. I am in my last morning class and ready to throw myself on my warm bed again.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (121183)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Jul
I would have done that too
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (140772)
• Philippines
23 Jul
I am glad that we are on the same page.
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rakski
@rakski (146862)
• Philippines
23 Jul
in this kind of weather plus all the cool weather there at your area, I am pretty sure I will also still feel sleepy like you
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (140772)
• Philippines
23 Jul
Despite my discomfort, I must continue working.
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rakski
@rakski (146862)
• Philippines
23 Jul
@Shavkat of course, work is work
youless
@youless (113741)
• Guangzhou, China
23 Jul
Everybody makes mistakes now and then. It is alright to try to avoid it next time. At least you already extended the class and I think you already tried to fix the mistake.
LK2018
@Letranknight2015 (52489)
• Philippines
25 Jul
power outtage is reasonable excuse since we've been experiencing rains so hard this entire week. I don't blame you for being sleepy at all. They were times that I have lied. Thy were times were they think i was lying.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (361458)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jul
I'm pretty sure you'll be forgiven. And you made up the time so that's a good thing.
Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (4521)
• United Kingdom
23 Jul
You extended the class as a way of saying sorry …telling a lie is not good but there was a reason and you did something good to help put it right.
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