I should never look at emails before going to bed. Mostly I don't. But last night--on top of the colon concern--I opened one from a student to find:
hey there i just want to inform you about what is goin on with me right now. well my mom is very sick and they say she only has few more days to live so im goin home for the weekend so spend time with her. there is a chance i might not end up makin it back on tuesday so i was going to see if there is anything i could do to make that up.
Well...sweet Jesus...what am I to say to that. What again is the protocol. God damn! Your mother is dying and you are worried about my class! Prioritize! Damn it. Or do you just want somebody to know and to say, I understand.
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