Tardy Teacher

So for the first time in my professional history I REALLY overslept. I woke up today at 7:26, which is about 26 minutes after I normally get to work. I live 35 minutes away. Nothing makes you feel like an irresponsible punk kid like being tardy to school. And I'm the teacher. It wasn’t enough that I felt bad though, my colleagues and students had to rub it in. By second period all seemed to be forgotten or forgiven.

Throughout my life, I have had trouble waking up in the morning.
This time around I know that I’m not just lazy. I started running a few miles every afternoon and I have not figured out that I need to go to bed earlier in order to wake up when I need to. This is all well and good, I can fix this, but I can’t explain this to everyone.

Or can I?
Let me go over my history of sleep struggle.

Elementary School- I liked to watch television or read into the wee hours of the night, which made my arrival into the waking world problematic, but as I had no say in the situation, I got up.

Middle School- I liked to listen to music or read into the wee hours of the night, which made my arrival into the waking world problematic, but as I had no say in the situation, I got up.

High School- I liked to [Edited for content] into the wee hours of the night, which made my arrival into the waking world an epic struggle.

College- Freshmen year I had trouble waking up for 8:15 am Latin- By senior year I had trouble waking up for 2:00 pm British Novels of the 19th Century. I even made a student film about sleeping all day.

Grad School-
Internship – I missed a few days due to oversleeping, but always called in on time. Once they gave me my own classes to teach (and allowed me to come in at 10:30) I never missed a day.
Student teaching- I never missed a day due to oversleeping, but there were times I found myself in front of 24 ninth graders only ten minutes after waking. That wasn’t fun.

Professional Life- A few close calls- always made it in before 1st period. Until today- I didn’t miss school, but I did miss first period. My students did get the work they needed, but I lost my perfect record.