This Girl Sent Her Professor An Awkward Email To Explain Her Late Assignment And His Response Is Hilarious

By Callie Byrnes,
Facebook / Rachel Harriman and Twitter / Rachel Harriman
Facebook / Rachel Harriman and Twitter / Rachel Harriman

Breakups are almost never easy. The emotional toll can leave you distracted and unmotivated, which are terrible things to be when you’re a student. That’s why Rachel Harriman decided to take her heartbreak into her own hands.

After her boyfriend broke up with her, Rachel had a hard time finishing her assignments, so she sent her professor this email.

https://twitter.com/rachel_harry8/status/833878909947170816

Rachel posted the email to her Twitter, but she didn’t expect it to go viral. But her letter seemed to inspire the internet, who rallied behind her in her time of need.

I can feel the love from here.

According to Buzzfeed, Rachel’s professor gave her a simple reply: “Well, life happens. Seems like a good time to go to Europe.”

The best part? She got a B+ on the assignment, with no points subtracted for being late. Thought Catalog Logo Mark

Callie is a writer, editor, and publisher at Thought Catalog. Her debut book, ‘The Words We Left Behind,’ was released in January 2024.

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These are the “Words We Left Behind.”

These are the “Words We Left Behind.”

My favorite memories are the ones that never seem noteworthy—the ones you never tell at parties or recount to your family, the ones that don’t have a plot or a reason. There’s something in those excerpts of life, something so beautifully, achingly human.

These are the moments that matter the most.

These are the words we leave behind.

This debut collection written by Callie Byrnes is bound in a beautifully textured uncoated cover featuring gold leaf foil.

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