Frustrated and Torn

If this is your dream i say go for it, besides you cant live your life trying to please everyone but if you are trying to please everyone atleast start with pleasing yourself

If this is your dream i say go for it, besides you cant live your life trying to please everyone but if you are trying to please everyone atleast start with pleasing yourself

That is certaintly how I feel right now. I don't want to look back 20 years from now and wonder "what if". This is my dream. I have put it off for years to raise my children. They are 6 and 10 now and they are so excited about the possibility of Mommy becoming a nurse. My husband is totally fine with it and very supportive. He is going to take on more work so that I can quit my job. He knows that this is my dream. A dream that I started at 19 and never finished. Now I'm 31 and I don't feel that I should have to wait any longer. By the time I get out of school in 2010, hopefully the economy will be a lot better.

If this is your dream & in your heart, i think you should go for it. You don't wanna look back and say: I had an opportunity to become a nurse and I just let it slip away. If your family/in-laws really want to help make your dreams come true,they will understand and support you 100%. I wish you the best of luck in the future. Im on the alternate list , waiting to get into the nursing program for january.

Think about it this way. they are your in laws and in laws seem to hate everything their daughter in laws do. At least in my case =D

I think it is great that you are pursuing your dream!

I am also quitting a good-paying, stable jon in order to start nursing school. I will work as a CNA prn while in school, and I also clean an office for a little bit of money and I'll rely on student loans for the rest (about $300/month). My mother gives me a hard time about quitting my job, and always asks where I'm going ot get money from. I just tell her it is my business, not hers.

If your husband is behind you, that is all that matters.

Good luck!

Short Time Sacrifices For Long Term Pay Off!!! I Am Almost Done--i Graduate In July Of '09 And Let Me Tell Ya--one Of The Best Feelings In The World!! I Have Given Up Alot And My Family Has Also--but Man--it's Soooo Going To Be To Everyone's Benefit. There Will Always Be A Need For Nurses Of Every Kind And Everywhere. So With All That Said, "go For It!!"

:omy:Girl dont listen to them...if you and husband can do it then who cares what they think. This is going to be a major benefit to your family. CONGRATS and you will do great.....future nurse...he he feels good to hear that...right!

Hi Shord,

I think you should do it. Like you said, you've put it off since you were 19. Do it while you're still young and motivated:heartbeat.

I cried when I had to quit my high paying job to go back to school lol. I've realized that the only people that truly understand the decisions and sacrifices we have to make are other nursing students. It's not easy but it's worth it. And working as a CNA is a great choice to gain experience and get into the field.

It's great that you have your husband there to support you and help financially...with that said, I say go for it Girl!

Good luck, and before you know it you'll be a nurse in somebody's hospital making good $$.

I think it is great that you are pursuing your dream!

............................If your husband is behind you, that is all that matters.

Good luck!

It's your dream...go for it and don't look back!!:D

Thanks to all that replied. I am going to go for my dream. My husband stands behind me and that is all that matters. I'm not going to let my dream slip away yet again. As hard as it is going to be to quit my job, it's something that I'm going to have to do. At this point, I'm both excited and apprehensive but I'm sure anyone that is giving up a job with no guarentees of making it through LPN school feels the same way. I believe in myself and I think that I can do this and I am going to do this.