I Can Explain

My Boss: "Did you know that you're wearing your shirt inside out?"
Me: "No, but I can explain."
Boss: "I was just pointing ot out to be polite, but if there's actually an explanation, I'll bet it's interesting."
Me: "Well, this morning, Susie shook me and said, 'Did you know it's 8:45?"
Boss: "Did you know?"
Me: "No....But I can explain."
Boss: "This sounds like we have a theme for the conversation."
Me: "Well, I was up with Eli three times during the night, for a total of more than two hours. It was the same for the couple of nights before."
Boss: "Wait, you told me Eli was a very good sleeper--6, 8 hours no problem."
Me: "Well, I can explain....Actually, I can't explain this one at all. For the past two weeks, we get maybe 2 to 4 hours. Eli works in mysterious ways."
Boss: "Maybe he's afraid of sleeping through his alarm and showing up late for work."
Me: "Cute, but I didn't sleep through my alarm. I turned it off."
Boss: "You turned it off?"
Me: "This I can explain. I didn't want to wake Eli."
Boss: "You were worried about waking up a baby who already wakes every two hours?"
Me: "We have a rule in our house: You break it, you bought it. I didn't want to end up dealing with him, and then being late for work."
Boss: "But you were late for work."
Me: "Ok, I'll admit to a certain lack of foresight, but-"
Boss: "But you can explain."
Me: "Exactly. It was 3:00 AM when I made the decision to turn off my alarm, and I wasn't thinking straight."
Boss: "So you got the extra sleep this morning, and despite this, you ended up with your shirt inside out."
Me: "As I said from the beginning, I can explain."
Boss: "And the reason is...?"
Me: "The reason is...fine, I have no reason."
Boss: "Don't worry. I've got four kids and you can keep blaming them for random stuff like this for years to come."



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