Friday and Saturday
List us all the excuses you use when you're late to whatever important thing you happen to be late to.
I don't make excuses very often, but here are the ones I've had to use:
1. Sorry, had to drop off my son at my sister's place/Emil's office/my mother-in-law's place.
2. I had a meeting with a previous client.
3. My previous meeting started late. (This works all the time in a government office)
4. Traffic was bad.
5. I had a meeting with another lawyer (Of course, I never say that I really had a lunch date with my husband)
I don't make excuses very often, but here are the ones I've had to use:
1. Sorry, had to drop off my son at my sister's place/Emil's office/my mother-in-law's place.
2. I had a meeting with a previous client.
3. My previous meeting started late. (This works all the time in a government office)
4. Traffic was bad.
5. I had a meeting with another lawyer (Of course, I never say that I really had a lunch date with my husband)
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
Plutarch
This was a rule I learned fairly early in life, thanks to growing up in the slums. I suppose it works or makes life a little more bearable for some people. The trouble only started though for me when I was older and visiting friends and former neighbors again, and they would ask how I was getting on. I couldn't just downplay it; I'd become something of an object of curiosity for them, and they wanted to know how it was to finish law school, become a prosecutor, marry an admittedly well-off man, and have two children. I've tried being circumspect, but people will get details if they want to. So much for that.
Plutarch
This was a rule I learned fairly early in life, thanks to growing up in the slums. I suppose it works or makes life a little more bearable for some people. The trouble only started though for me when I was older and visiting friends and former neighbors again, and they would ask how I was getting on. I couldn't just downplay it; I'd become something of an object of curiosity for them, and they wanted to know how it was to finish law school, become a prosecutor, marry an admittedly well-off man, and have two children. I've tried being circumspect, but people will get details if they want to. So much for that.