Student Moms of young children

jemommyRN · Mar 19, 2004

I am going to feel very guilty. My daughter will be three by the time I start and it will be hard to see her because I'll be working during the day and taking the classes at night. I am going to try to find a balance. When I say my prayer for myself (to sanely find a balance) I'll put in a special request for you also.

hrrizen · Mar 19, 2004

Hello

Mine girls are 3 and 11, I'm a single parent and I work part time. I have a house note and barely enough time or money to go aroud BUT I'M AN honor student and the sacrfice will be forgotten once the reward is here. It is well worth it . I am a better stronger person and I love it. I plan and have backup plans for everything then I do all i can and what i cant i dont worry about. This to shall pass. LIFE IS GOOD

hrrizen · Mar 19, 2004

Hello

Mine girls are 3 and 11, I'm a single parent and I work part time. I have a house note and barely enough time or money to go aroud BUT I'M AN honor student and the sacrfice will be forgotten once the reward is here. It is well worth it . I am a better stronger person and I love it. I plan and have backup plans for everything then I do all i can and what i cant i dont worry about. This to shall pass. LIFE IS GOOD

Energizer Bunny · Mar 19, 2004

I am going to feel very guilty. My daughter will be three by the time I start and it will be hard to see her because I'll be working during the day and taking the classes at night. I am going to try to find a balance. When I say my prayer for myself (to sanely find a balance) I'll put in a special request for you also.

Thank you...I need lots of prayers in my decision making. I have been thinking all along that there is a reason they misread my app. and accepted me for this fall instead of next. I believe everything happens for a reason.

Energizer Bunny · Mar 19, 2004

I am going to feel very guilty. My daughter will be three by the time I start and it will be hard to see her because I'll be working during the day and taking the classes at night. I am going to try to find a balance. When I say my prayer for myself (to sanely find a balance) I'll put in a special request for you also.

Thank you...I need lots of prayers in my decision making. I have been thinking all along that there is a reason they misread my app. and accepted me for this fall instead of next. I believe everything happens for a reason.

TinyNurse, RN · Mar 19, 2004

been there, done that and graduated as an RN in June of 2003!!!

yes, you can do it!! your house will not be perfect, your kids will miss you, but you will do it!!! I'm a single mom working as an RN now, and I still find the same struggles regarding a trustable sitter. Yes it's doable, and your kids still love/adore you!!!!! INside you feel like shit, but your kids don't really know the difference. xoxo Jen

TinyNurse, RN · Mar 19, 2004

been there, done that and graduated as an RN in June of 2003!!!

yes, you can do it!! your house will not be perfect, your kids will miss you, but you will do it!!! I'm a single mom working as an RN now, and I still find the same struggles regarding a trustable sitter. Yes it's doable, and your kids still love/adore you!!!!! INside you feel like shit, but your kids don't really know the difference. xoxo Jen

GLORIAmunchkin72 · Mar 19, 2004

I think God made it so that we can't have everything all at once. You do what you have to do. I am sure you will make conscious effort to make it up to your children. Good luck!

I am curious because I am a mom of three young children, how many of us are there out there trying to go to school and raise the kiddos? Trey is four, will be five when I start in the fall, Piper is two and will be three, and Bryce is five months. I am struggling with the "guilt" issues of leaving them for long periods of time.. how are others out there dealing with this? I'd really like to get into some intense discussions into this...it is my biggest stumbling block.
Kim

GLORIAmunchkin72 · Mar 19, 2004

I think God made it so that we can't have everything all at once. You do what you have to do. I am sure you will make conscious effort to make it up to your children. Good luck!

I am curious because I am a mom of three young children, how many of us are there out there trying to go to school and raise the kiddos? Trey is four, will be five when I start in the fall, Piper is two and will be three, and Bryce is five months. I am struggling with the "guilt" issues of leaving them for long periods of time.. how are others out there dealing with this? I'd really like to get into some intense discussions into this...it is my biggest stumbling block.
Kim

prairiegirl · Mar 19, 2004

Mine are 6 and 3. I'm not having too many guilt issues because I've been home with them for their entire lives up until now. I'm ready to move onto a different phase of my life and do some things for ME. And other than my daughter (who will be 4 at that time) being in fulltime preschool instead of part-time, they won't have more than an additional 4-5 hours of before- or after-school care a week so it's not like I'll NEVER see them. The thing I'm most worried about, as I previously posted, is how to handle those times when they're sick and can't go to school/childcare. I'm worried about that. Planning on giving them lots of immune-boosting herbs starting this summer to make sure they stay well! :)

I am working on my BSN and have no children yet,but there are many students in my classes who do. I am friends with a few of them, so when their kids get sick and they cant make it to class, I have no problem copying my notes for them and filling them in with what went on. I know that some things like labs and clinicals you cant miss, but for lectures, get to be friends with someone who is dependable and will be in class.

prairiegirl · Mar 19, 2004

Mine are 6 and 3. I'm not having too many guilt issues because I've been home with them for their entire lives up until now. I'm ready to move onto a different phase of my life and do some things for ME. And other than my daughter (who will be 4 at that time) being in fulltime preschool instead of part-time, they won't have more than an additional 4-5 hours of before- or after-school care a week so it's not like I'll NEVER see them. The thing I'm most worried about, as I previously posted, is how to handle those times when they're sick and can't go to school/childcare. I'm worried about that. Planning on giving them lots of immune-boosting herbs starting this summer to make sure they stay well! :)

I am working on my BSN and have no children yet,but there are many students in my classes who do. I am friends with a few of them, so when their kids get sick and they cant make it to class, I have no problem copying my notes for them and filling them in with what went on. I know that some things like labs and clinicals you cant miss, but for lectures, get to be friends with someone who is dependable and will be in class.

Energizer Bunny · Mar 19, 2004

I was very lucky when I went for my spring semester in 2001 that I had an awful lot of back up (of course only one child then, too). I also had a fabulous study buddy that was "older" like me and took great notes.