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It is 5:20 in the morning. "But Lucy" (you might ask) "don't you have to be at school no later than 8:00?"
"Why, yes" (I might answer) "I do. Yet I have been up all night grading essays. Some of them are surprisingly good. Most of them are not. Most emphatically NOT."
"But Lucy" (you reply) "didn't you get to bed at five thirty-ish last night hoping to tire yourself out so you could fall asleep early tonight, and then get up around eleven-ish?"
"Fancy you knowing that!" (I continue) "Your intimate knowledge of my habits is both flattering and disturbing. Yes, I have just had four cups of coffee (the second cup almost killed me with its brute coffee strength) and taken a shower. But don't worry! After I grade the last ten essays, I still have to plan my class for tomorrow."
"Perhaps" (you suggest tentatively) "you could have managed your time better this weekend?"
"Fuck you" (I rejoin) "I have had a VERY rough week, and I am in for another rought week. Please do not lecture me. Just pray that I survive today and don't have to break up any more fights. That is very taxing for me. I am not trained for it. But don't worry! Perhaps I am in for more surprises, such as more students who can't read or add. Every day is new and exciting when you're a teacher! There are always surprises. What totally inappropriate thing will M****** say today? There are a veritable host of options! Will D**** sit down when I tell her to? Okay, that is less surprising. The answer to that is 'no'. Follow-up question: will she kick someone during class again? This is more of a toss-up."
"Wow!" (you say, awed by the vigor of my response) "You seem to be harboring some less than latent bitterness."
"Go to hell" (I conclude) "I need a nap, but instead I will have more coffee."
"Why, yes" (I might answer) "I do. Yet I have been up all night grading essays. Some of them are surprisingly good. Most of them are not. Most emphatically NOT."
"But Lucy" (you reply) "didn't you get to bed at five thirty-ish last night hoping to tire yourself out so you could fall asleep early tonight, and then get up around eleven-ish?"
"Fancy you knowing that!" (I continue) "Your intimate knowledge of my habits is both flattering and disturbing. Yes, I have just had four cups of coffee (the second cup almost killed me with its brute coffee strength) and taken a shower. But don't worry! After I grade the last ten essays, I still have to plan my class for tomorrow."
"Perhaps" (you suggest tentatively) "you could have managed your time better this weekend?"
"Fuck you" (I rejoin) "I have had a VERY rough week, and I am in for another rought week. Please do not lecture me. Just pray that I survive today and don't have to break up any more fights. That is very taxing for me. I am not trained for it. But don't worry! Perhaps I am in for more surprises, such as more students who can't read or add. Every day is new and exciting when you're a teacher! There are always surprises. What totally inappropriate thing will M****** say today? There are a veritable host of options! Will D**** sit down when I tell her to? Okay, that is less surprising. The answer to that is 'no'. Follow-up question: will she kick someone during class again? This is more of a toss-up."
"Wow!" (you say, awed by the vigor of my response) "You seem to be harboring some less than latent bitterness."
"Go to hell" (I conclude) "I need a nap, but instead I will have more coffee."