Is school really a lot of work?

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Hello everyone,

I'm having a difficult time deciding something so am hoping some of you would offer feedback that would help make my decision easier. I'm in a career I don't enjoy and I have considered going back to school for nursing but really want to be home with my children and not working right now at all. I'm torn between being at home but then also going into nursing because I know it would be a ton of work and take me away from my children and husband which I want to dedicate a lot of my time to right now. I've told myself that I can always go back when the kids are in school. But, that will probably put me at 40-45 and that could still give me 20+ years to work in the field if I like it. Would those of you who went to school while being at home with young children do it again or would you wait until your younger children were in school?

Any thoughts or feedback is greatly appreciated! :)

Specializes in Med Surg.

I am 2/3 thru school now and started when my daughter was 4. I did my pre-req's at a CC and they had a great daycare on campus. My daughter thought that it was great to go to school with daddy. She learned quite a bit in 2 semesters. When I took her to the kindergarten screening the principal asked her if she knew her ABC's and she did it in sign language (and verbally). On the negative side, in the core nursing classes there is a lot of reading. Even on good days when I am able to read at home the wife and kids don't get to see me because I read a lot(adv 4 hr per day).

I went to school full time with five children. My youngest was 2 when I actually started the nursing program. I went part time while I did my pre req's. It was one of the hardest things I have ever done. There is not much time for things you enjoy to do with your kids like movies and going out places, but the pay off in the end was worth it. My kids hated that I was gone and that when I was home I was studying or doing homework. But now that I am a nurse they are happy and I spend my days off doing things that we all enjoy. I hope everything works out for you. Good luck!!;)

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