Microbio-ahhh!

Ohh Suzi I feel for you!! I took micro over the summer while my boys were mostly in summer school. I can't imagine how it will be come January. I have no idea what my schedule is going to be, and how early I'll have to get them up and send them off. I'm dreading it. It can and will be done though- I keep telling myself that!:rotfl:

suzi_h, take a deep breath, you'll be ok. :)

actually, my special name for microbiology was...

'nuff said....lol i took it at night as well...3 x wk. i had to leave the house around 3:15 to get their for a 5:30 class. i did get there an hour early, but if i had left any later, with traffic, i would have been late. i had lab after the lecture, and it didn't end until 9:45 pm. i always ended up staying later, so i didn't get out until about 10 - 10:30 pm. by the time i got home it was 11-11:30 pm. i stayed up even later studying, got up early with the kiddos, had to study more, then get ready to go again. ugggh i'm so glad microsux! is over. lol

good luck, you can do it! :)

I know how you feel. I am also a mother with two small children. I'm taking micro and am feeling very overwhelmed, not just because of the time required to get a decent grade, but the incredable guilt that goes along with feeling like your neglecting your kids, not to mention hubby. I guess being a mom always brings guilt no matter what. I just keep telling myself, this isn't forever and there are thousands of working nurses that are moms and have been through the same thing, If they can get through it, so can we!

Yes! Micro is time consuming! My husband is probably worried if he'll ever have sex again! With studying my butt off to get an A, on top of having a 1 yr old and 4 yr old.........whewwwwwwwwww! I totally feel like Im neglecting them too. Its such a precious time when their little, but hey, Im home all day long. They do HAVE me.

I too have to find daycare (parttime) for my 1 yr. DREADing it! She will be so heart broken and so will I. Im trying to be tough tough. This is the real world and she'll live.

Get Micro pics online Yahoo and Google will do IMAGE searches for you. Print out all your bacterias to memorize.

Your NOT alone!

Ohhh so glad to see this thread! I have a 4 year old, a just-made-two and definitely going through the terrible twos + potty training two year old and one due in about 3 weeks. I'm taking Anat and Phys II and Microbio and English composition II. Don't ask me what kind of insane superwoman complex I was suffering from when I registered for classes. I feel like I'm drowning and I'm in the middle of the semester so there is nothing I can do.

Bless you honey. From one supermommie to another I can soooo relate.

I also have major mommie guilt. I had to put them in daycare too, but at least it is at the school where there father is employed, so that eases the guilt. It's really hard though because I miss them and they miss me. I have totally refocused my plans because I can't keep this up and neglect my babies. I'm still working toward being a nurse, but I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to just shoot for a B in microbio and As in the others because trying to be an A student is too much on my family and myself. One B is not going to kill me, God-willing, I will be a nurse one day, but there are prices too high to pay and my kids well-being is one of those prices.

Oh, Micro is sooooo hard. I don't have children, but I can just imagine. Don't feel bad about having to go the daycare route. You are not doing this because you are a bad mother, you are doing this so your children will have a brighter future- and so will you. It will be okay, just take it one day at a time to keep from feeling so overwhelmed. Don't look at the massive 2 year trudge ahead of you, look at smaller steps. Even looking one test at a time (as I did) can be incredibly helpful. After all, that way every test feels like a major achievement is behind you. POW! Test one. POW! Test two. Sounds silly, I know, but it gave me a feeling of success each test, and I would tell myself that each test was a huge step toward my goal. I kept this mindset all the way through graduation and the NCLEX. Get your kids excited about it too! I had a classmate who would tell her kids all about studying, let them hold up flashcards for her, etc, and then after passing the test they would party, the kids would be so excited, jumping around and hugging her when she came home and told them she passed. Then they would all go to McDonalds or Chuck E. Cheese to celebrate. Her kids had a blast with this.

Don't feel guilty. You are ensuring them a bright future.

Lori

Suzi-h

Its sounds to me like you need to vent!!:angryfire I feel you girl! I have six children and I'm way older then you. I have been going to school for many years and I will not quit. The important thing is that you are doing it:rolleyes: It's good that your children are small I have three teens and it has been diffcult. I don't work and I have been living off my child support to get through school. I want a better life for us and I will keep going until I get into a program. I would like to get my BSN and I still need to take my sciences to get in. I just turned 40 in June and I'm stuggling with the fact that I don't have many working years left. I stayed in a marriage that was heading nowhere. I lived my twenties and thirties being very unhappy. All my children are by one dad. I have eight children total and have two grown daughters. My oldest is going to become an LVN and will go on for her nursing degree. I know as mother we tend to feel gulity about any aspect in our lives, but my advice to you is that you are setting a GOOD example for your children they will appreciate you for that. Education is power and for us women we need to be enpowered. Life is full of guilt!! You are not doing anything wrong. You want to better your life for your children and leaving them for a few hours doesn't make it wrong. I really wish you all the luck. Take it from a older person, finish while your children are young and make time for them in your life. Nursing is not an easy profession, but it's worth the effort to get there. You will have so many opportunities when you finish school and life will be that you can have more time with your family. Stay strong you will make it through. God bless Carla

Hey everyone!

Thanks for all the support. Sometimes I feel like such an a$$ for whining when I know so many who have it worse. I finished my paper and my presentation is tonight. Hopefully I won't pass-out in front of the class when I'm speaking! :rotfl:

You know, when my husband and I got married, I knew I'd have my kids first and just figured once they started school I'd go back. Why didn't anyone warn me it only gets harder as they get older? :angryfire I don't think there will ever be a time when they need me "less".

Luckily, the only other class I am taking with Micro is Medical Terminology. Some of you are really brave! And kudos to everyone else here too! :yelclap: I think it's awesome that all us moms (and not moms) are braving this degree.

Thanks for listenting...

Suzi

:offtopic: Don't you all just love all the smilies on this site?!?! Sorry, if I got a little carried away with them.

It's good to see that you are happy. You can do it girl!! Good Luck with your presentation. You will do well. If you need anymore encouragement you can vent to me all you want!! Have a great day. Carla

micro isn't bad, i admit, i didn't pass the first time, but i was working nearly 60 hrs a week, night shifts, and taking nursing and other sciences all together. hang in there. as long as u pass, its all good. once your in, your in. A C student can be just as good as an A student.

Update:

I got an A on my presentation last week!!! :balloons: I am shocked since I rambled on without nearly a breath! Tonight's presentation went much better and smoother, I almost feel like I ruled the class:rotfl: . i feel so much better. My house is a mess, I have laundry stacked and dishes to do, I can't see the counter and every couch pillow is on the floor and my poor child has watched the movie "Shark Boy and Lava Girl" so many times, he can recite it. I don't care, I'm on cloud 9. Nothing due until the 17th, it's time to get my life back in order. Thanks again for the support, only a few more weeks to go!

TTFN!

Suzi

Great job!!! I'm glad to here it's going good.

About the dishes...I love paper! I try to get my family to eat on paper plates and drink out of paper cups as much as possible. This really helps cut down on the dishes! I know its so tacky to eat dinner on paper, but hey...in 2 years I can buy nice, new dishes and we can dine like royalty! Until then, paper please!

Keep it up!

Woogy