The are betting Against ME~

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My Dh let the cat slip outta the bag today!

His workplace has a RUNNING bet that I will not finish w/ my BSN degree simply because we are in the process of adopting a baby girl from Russia! Truely, they have a BOARD w/ my odds on it!

He (smartly) said he is not in on this one. I told him (quite verbally) to bet his money baby, its not going to stop me. I also said, I wanted a piece of this pie!

I Gently (LOL) reminded him I was on the flippin waiting list, had signed the paperwork and sent it back...and was going back to school in September. If my intentions were to QUIT, why would I go back to finish my AS and AA degrees? I also (gently) reminded him that I had a year to do nothing...and IF I got off the list I would go back. It wasnt MY DECISION to be on this list...its just how it is!

He ROFLOL... said his money was on me :kiss

once he saw how ENFLAMED I was... he knew I was serious. I was ready to go make a few heads roll up at his work...

Big Jerks.. My Dh was worried when I went back to school three years ago that I would leave him (due to that happening to others he works with, and this is what they alllll told him on a daily basis)...then he wanted me to make SURE I was going to finish...he didnt want me going, then deciding to quit school...WHICH I HAVENT! :D

My Desire is still there, I still WANT to become an RN...

We're just adopting too! Sheeesh.

Thanks for letting me vent... Anyone else out there have others do crap like this?

Specializes in ER, ICU, Nursing Education, LTC, and HHC.

I have a better understanding now that I know what Dh is... never saw that before, ( was not getting the jist of things) But it would seem to me that the darling husband would stand by you no matter what you chose to do and be supportive in any choice you choose to do. If I were Dh, I think I would go to work and put the record straight. I would not want them making a joke of "my wife" I would put an end to the sacasim and not be a part of their immature games. I think it is rude, and very wrong to make a mockery out of peoples feelings or desires. I feel bad for you being the target of this foolishness.. I would tell Dh to tell them to get out of your business, as it is really NONE of their business what you do.... and I would not be nice about it, would not care that I have to work withthem every day.. I would make cetain they understood to keep their nose out of where it does not belong.. Maybe they should get their own life to stop screwing with others, better yet maybe they should be doing their work or something instead of " Making ridiculous bets" about stuff they have no business in anyways.

Sorry... I got on a soap box, but I think it is very very wrong.....

Specializes in Critical Care.

Connie

Bet $5 for me!

Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

If my husband were betting against me instead, i'd have another name for the D in Dh.:D

Specializes in ER, ICU, Nursing Education, LTC, and HHC.

I understand that hubby is on your side and that is great, He should be.... I think he should not be allowing his coworkers to have this "bet " even be happening, again... Your business is not his co workers business... It should be between you and him .... Not the people who want to make a joke out of it...

Seems to me this is why alot of people say " Screw it and quit," not enough confidence to see it through. Many people think, if no one cares why should I... You seem to have that dedication as you have completed two degrees already... Very admirable for you to stick with it... Just think that support is what a person needs not a money making mockery at your expense... NOT funny...

Specializes in ICU.

You did the right thing - you turned a negative into a positive. I would find out the odds - see if there was anyway you could get them higher and then when they are at say 10:1 walk in and say - I'll take that bet and lay down a couple of hundred. :chuckle

BET they will never do that again!!!!

I'm 2/3 of the way through an accelerated BSN program. A classmate just recently told me that back on the first day of orientation, after I gave my introduction and said I had 4 young children, she turned to the girl next to her and said, "she won't last a month". :) This gal is now a friend, I have a 4.0 GPA and, God willing, I'll graduate in December. She was quite embarrassed to admit to me what she'd thought many months ago.

You can do this. I can't count how many times I've said "I'm going to accomplish this IN SPITE of 'them'."

Oh, can you count me for $10? - betting on you of course. Hope the odds are good. Just wait until you can watch all of them eat crow. :) HA!

Connie,

That is absolutely terrible......your dh better bet the bank because he has a future R.N. on his hands!!!:D I don't know why people think that being a mother means not being able to juggle anything else...when in reality....we can juggle 20 things and then some.

Hugs,

Fatima

"His workplace has a RUNNING bet that I will not finish w/ my BSN degree simply because we are in the process of adopting a baby girl from Russia! Truely, they have a BOARD w/ my odds on it! "

How utterly disgusting.

Specializes in Cardiothoracic Transplant Telemetry.

Wow, it sounds as if your husband works with a lot of nasty and negative people. First they tell your husband that you will leave him, now they are betting that you won't finish. Feel sorry for them. Obviously they have been disappointed in their own marriages. Be careful that their attitude and fears don't infect your husband, as when you start taking nursing classes they will spend more time with him than you will.

During the first week of nursing school, our instructors warned us of the pressures that the program could have on relationships. Between classes and clinicals, homework and study groups, it can be hard to find the time to spend with a husband or wife. It is hard for even the most understanding of spouses to essentially give up their mate for 2-4 years so that they can fulfill their goals.

Make sure that you reassure your husband on a regular basis, spend as much time with him as you can.....do anything you can to counteract the poison that his coworkers are feeding him at the office. Good luck:kiss

Seriously Connie,

Didn't you say that they had some sort of website dedicated to this pool. Figure out a way to pubicly bet $50.00 on yourself. Make the bet obvious that "you" did it....:roll Borrow the $ if you have to.... There is more than one way to skin these little snakes.

Good luck on the adoption; keep us posted.

Did I ever tell you guys that YOUR THE BEST?!!

Once I heard about the little bet and blew my top... Dh sat back and grinned. He knows one thing about me...Ya piss me off...Ya pay for it.

And as for these "guys", about 5 yrs ago they placed another bet one me....a very stupid one... and LOST IT BABY! You would think they would learn...

As as for my Dh, he did, and does, believe in me, but Im sure he was thrilled to see my hackles raise up. I told him that my dream of finishing nursing has not dimminished, just as my dream to have a daughter for all these years hasnt. I can and WILL have both. I mean really, whats one more kid, Right Fatima and Stephanie??

I am gonna ask Dh about putting money on me... :D

Wonder when they will drop the betting... I still have several years of school left. Hummmm, to bad its a small time betting ($2.00 ect)...

YOU GALS ARE GREAT... I knew you would make me feel better!

Specializes in MS Home Health.

I like the idea of betting some money yourself..........

renerian

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