HELP!! My husband is killing my study schedule...

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I just started NS last week. I have a six month old baby and a teenager at home. My husband works weird hours and the teenage is, well, a typical teenage. So when my husband is at work I have very little help with the baby or with chores, which means very little time to study.

The problem comes when my husband IS home. When he comes home I try to hand off our son......which last for about 20 minutes max. Next thing I know he's either handing him back to me or bringing him in to show me something cute he is doing.

My husband wants me to go out to eat with him....watch movies at night.....go to sleep when he goes to sleep.....be awake when he's awake. I get up for clinicals at 6 and if the baby is up at night.....I'm up.

I'm starting to panic that if I don't get some free time to study I'm not gonna make it. UGH.....What do I say to make my husband understand that NS is not like taking a regular college class? :banghead:

This is the problem the minute you get married or committ to a serious relationship, it seems as if wanting a career etc should go out the window. Thats why I am reluctant to get married or even have children. I dont want any man coming into my life and ruining it by being selfish if I want a career.

Don't know where you heard that because that is not always the case.

My husband expects me to pursue a career, just as I expect him to.

Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.
This is the problem the minute you get married or committ to a serious relationship, it seems as if wanting a career etc should go out the window. Thats why I am reluctant to get married or even have children. I dont want any man coming into my life and ruining it by being selfish if I want a career.

1950 is calling. It wants its misinformation back.

:rolleyes:

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