Any current/former nursing students have unsupportive families?

[crazyco]

I am just wondering if anyone has tried to go thru nursing school with parents who treat you like crap and dont give any financial or emotional support. All my family wants me to do is just go get a job right now so they wont have to support me at all financially and its so unfair. I decided after high school I wanted to work b/c school wasn't really for me, now I'm 22 and realized I have to get a degree to make any decent money and I want to become a nurse b/c I want to make a difference in people's lives. I see all my friends from high school getting cars from their parents and having their school paid for and it just makes me sick. I hope that if you have/had supportive parents when you were younger that you never take it for granted. I've never once received an allowance or had my gas paid for, sorry about the rant but my life would be a thousand times easier if I got the same suppport from my family that everyone else does. But my family thinks I should just work wherever I can until I can afford to pay for college(which is never going to happen). I'm so tired of being depressed b/c I cant find a job that I look forward to everyday. If anyone else has been in this situation, how did you get thru it? especially nursing school with all the stress involved? I cant imagine how I'm going to do it. I dont even care if I dont have financial support, I know I can get by without that but all I want is for them to say they're proud of me for wanting to better myself and they support the idea of me going to college.

[Quickbeam, BSN, RN]

I've been self supporting since I was 17 years old (orphan). I understand your frustration if you see that people around you are getting a better deal in life. However, in the end, you'll be served the best by making your own dreams happen. It will also make you more independent which is an amazing feeling.

Good luck to you. Many others here have mentioned ways to access funds for school.

[RheatherN, ASN, RN, EMT-P]

i went through that too. thank heavens i have a fiancee that cares and was there for me thru it all. my parents would just get mad at me, or not call me or anwser my calls because i wasnt coming to visit them. or i didnt get the phone because i was too involved with school stuff and turned the sound off. yeah, its horrible! i will never look at them the same. it was wrong, no matter how you look at it!

[crazyco]

Thanks everyone for the encouragement, its nice to be reminded that others have been through even tougher situations than mine and succeeded.

[dream'n, BSN, RN]

You can do it! Take it from a nurse that has returned to school after many years. I work full-time and have children. They may be holding me a bed in the psych unit before I'm done:clown:, but by golly I'm going to do it!

[cupcake25]

I know how you are feeling because I was in a similar situation about 26 years. I took out student loans and paid all my school loans back. My parents did not help me out financially when I was in school. I came home from school on weekends and worked the night shift. But you know I would do it all over again. I work alot of overtime and make good money. I can basically get what I want. My nursing education means alot to me because I had a goal in life and I achieved that goal.

[GadgetRN71, ASN, RN]

OP, I can't help you financially but I can give you some advice. This is your life and you have to do what's right for you...sometimes, family members/spouses get jealous if they see you wanting to further yourself. You need to be strong and focus on your goal. I worked full-time and went to nursing school and although it is hard, if you want it bad enpough, you'll succeed.

This site is very supportive and if you want to share any accomplishments or need more advice, feel free to PM me.