Going to work after you have Children

When I was 26, my now exhusband, came home from work one day and said, I got fired today. At first I thought he was joking, he wasn't. We had a 4yr. old and a 5 yr. old and had just bought our own home. I was a stay at home mom, and had been our whole marriage so far. My ex found another job very shortly after, but it made me think. I'd been wanting to be a nurse for a long time, and had been reading about our local BOCES. I decided a few weeks later to look into the BOCES LPN program. The next February I started school, and graduated that December. So the years went on, and I worked full time. It made it so we could do things and keep our heads above water. But the story isn't over yet. Fast forward to 24 years later when my husband walked out the door, and we got a divorce. So there I was, the kids were grown, and I was on my own. If I hadn't gone to school many years before, what would I have done? How would I at 50 years old, make it, support myself? Now don't take me wrong, the same won't happen to everyone. Being a stay at home mom was wonderful, and it was the most fufilling job I ever had. I don't mean to say that not having a job outside the home is wrong. For me in retrospect, going to Nursing School was the best decision I ever made, and it made all the difference being able to support myself, and carry on. Good luck in what ever you decide.

I'm a single mom to one. I work part time as a CNAI/CNAII mostly 1 and I'm in my last semester of the LPN program. If its something you want to do, do it! I feel like we all should have a plan when we have children as far as education and a certainty of a career to support our babies. Good luck to you in whatever you decide.

Okay, here is my story. I stayed home for 18 years and had 4 children before I started my first pre-req classes. I was only able to manage part time night classes and needed some remedial math as well so it took me a few years but I just graduated with my LPN in April. I started pre-reqs when my youngest was 3, but I didnt actually begin the nursing program until my youngest was in all day school which really helped a lot as we never had the expense of daycare.