Lots of kids, a husband, nursing school AND working as a CNA?

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Yes, I am crazy.

Just looking for encouragement from anyone else who has done the same.

Or maybe I'm setting myself up for a nice long stay in a psych unit!?!?

Oh, and I'm also pretty bad at time management skills - that'll change quickly, huh?

Someone just pleae tell me that it can be done, with one's sanity intact!

Specializes in Critical Care.

with that many kiddos, you'd think you could just 'clep out' into being a pedi nurse, eh?

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When you have to take classes that bore you to tears (as I have) just keep telling yourself why you're doing it. Keep your eye on the prize. Good Luck!!

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Specializes in Cardiac.

SEVEN KIDS!?

Sounds like you've 'made your bed' and chosen your lot in life.........so do the right thing and stay home and take care of those children until they are able to care for themselves, then go out get a job and go to school.

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Specializes in Critical Care.
SEVEN KIDS!?

Sounds like you've 'made your bed' and chosen your lot in life.........so do the right thing and stay home and take care of those children until they are able to care for themselves, then go out get a job and go to school.

WOW.

I would think that, with 7 kids, your bed was 'un-made' more than not. (LOL).

I for one think that becoming a more rounded person IS being a better parent.

(and besides, college for 7 kiddos costs money that you are exactly in your best parental mode by putting yourself in a position to help.)

Methinks the LP is just trying to stir a pot.

~faith,

Timothy.

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SEVEN KIDS!?

Sounds like you've 'made your bed' and chosen your lot in life.........so do the right thing and stay home and take care of those children until they are able to care for themselves, then go out get a job and go to school.

Well, that I HAVE done, a bit obsessively too. My kids have never,

ever been in a daycare situation and have only had a babysitter

two times. I also homeschooled until recently. So, they've had mama

at their service for many years now...

Our kids are ages 17, 15, almost 15, almost 14, 12, 10 & 8

So, they are a bit older, I have always been a stay at home mom

but we just can't survive anymore on just my husbands income,

there is no way we will have any kind of a financial future at all.

We live paycheck to paycheck and barely getting by at that.

Tired of living in near poverty, ya know?

Plus we are getting older and looking towards the future and

it ain't looking so bright.

My husband is getting older and works a very physically demanding job,

I'm worried that his body won't hold up as long as he thinks it will! Plus he gets very frustrated that no matter how hard he works, how much overtime, we still can't get ahead, or even hit even!

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with that many kiddos, you'd think you could just 'clep out' into being a pedi nurse, eh?

LOL :chuckle

Wouldn't that be great! OB/GYN nursing too!

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I think passion and determination can carry you pretty far.
-leopold

Yep, that say's it all. I have twin two year olds, work pt as a CNA on second, in the summer before my Sr. year starting this fall, taking care of a husband. Currently taking adv, med/surg and doing clinicals on PCU with two clients. I'm also a preacher's wife (my hubby's a licensed, ordained youth pastor) who keeps the special needs sunday school class and teach children's church every Sunday. [breath] and in my spare time I sing and play the bass guitar in a band (hence the name Plucker).

YOU CAN DO IT!!! Ya just gotta want it bad enough!

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To the OP... I'm still stuck at the SEVEN KIDS!!!

(picking up jaw) WTG, hon... I'm not a mom,

but I have the utmost respect for the moms of the world.

And if ya ask me ~~

If you can raise 7 kids, you can do ANYTHING!!!!!

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Hello,

I have alot in common with you. I have 6 kids (13, 10, 8, 6, 21mos, 9 mos)and hope to start the LPN program in Jan. I am in school full time right now working on my prereqs to transfer to the RN program after I complete the LPN. Everyone says I am crazy. Luckily I have a great husband. We have our own business so he has flexibility to help. I am just worried for the stress that will come as a nursing student. The one good skill we might already have is organization. With alot of kids if you don't have it.... chaos rules!!! If you can take care of 7 kids, you can do anything. Good luck.

Kim

Yes, I am crazy.

Just looking for encouragement from anyone else who has done the same.

Or maybe I'm setting myself up for a nice long stay in a psych unit!?!?

Oh, and I'm also pretty bad at time management skills - that'll change quickly, huh?

Someone just pleae tell me that it can be done, with one's sanity intact!

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