Excuses are often paid where expectations are due, and we all know there are always expectations. Not have I been in a situation where there were none from either myself of another being. However, we all should also acknowledge that we don’t always measure up to those set expectations. So, from time to time we make up excuses hoping some weight will be lifted off of our shoulders. Not to say this doesn’t happen, but our excuses are not always accepted.
With my luck, excuses rarely work, even if they are true. You didn’t know for sure if you were supposed to do that? The teacher didn’t clarify? You should’ve asked. You have a mouth and a mind. You could’ve asked. And still, sometimes you have legitimate excuses. They don’t work, but this is just how it is sometimes. So, try as hard as you can as much as you can to reach the expectations you wish to meet.
I remember, in 7th grade, I had a rather grouchy English teacher. When I say grouchy, I mean grouchier than the Grouch off of Sesame Street. So one day, she had assigned homework, but by the time I got home, I had forgotten which pages she’d assigned. So, I did all of them. There were six pages to do if I wanted to ensure that I did not get a zero for my homework grade. Outside, I could hear joyous screams and continuous laughter radiating from my sisters, but I knew deep down that I cared more about that grade, and so did my mom.
I ended up completing all my homework by the time my sisters came in, which I thought was great timing considering how hard the work was. When I walked in class the next day, Mrs. Grouch asked for all six papers. My jaw went slack. I had done all of them just in case, and all of them were complete. I was proud of myself. I had finally got that much deserved 100.
This can come as a lesson to others. If your not sure, do everything you can think of to make sure. I know you may hear this all the time, but it’s better be safe than sorry. Do not make up excuses because they will not be valid even true–especially if you are reporting to someone like Mrs. Grouch or even your own self.
“With my luck, excuses rarely work, even if they are true. You didn’t know for sure if you were supposed to do that? The teacher didn’t clarify? You should’ve asked. You have a mouth and a mind. You could’ve asked. And still, sometimes you have legitimate excuses. They don’t work, but this is just how it is sometimes. So, try as hard as you can as much as you can to reach the expectations you wish to meet.” This paragraph kind of confuses me. So, you’re saying that you should always double check or make 100% sure—I see that, and I agree with that. Then you go on to say you make have legitimate excuses. Right, get that. But then, those don’t work so you have to try hard just meet expectations. I mean, if they’re your own expectations I feel like they would shift to accommodate whatever those legitimate interruptions or things were that were preventing you to meet the expectations. I get and I agree with the fact that you should never fall back one excuses. I just kind of got lost on expectations, when and where you were referring to them as your own or others’.
I like that you’re saying that you can’t let people like that get to you. You just have to deal with them. Even when they make ridiculous requests, you have to try your best to fulfill them because those people won’t accept your excuses.