JayLuv108

Yeah, I heard that there are a lot of ups and downs when it comes to taking a year gap but my therapist strongly suggested that I do because of my depression (senior year did not help at all, it just made it worse because of school work, teachers, bullies, and my parents).

My parents and I are immigrants from Mexico and they hate the idea of me becoming an RN. Now that I've just graduated HS, they are bugging me (even more now than they have in the past) about what I am going to do in life. My parents wanted me to become a Doctor (like a neurosurgeon) and while I thought how cool it would be to become a doctor and how awesome the pay would be, I came to realize a while later that becoming a doctor just wasn't for me. I decided that I want to be a neonatal nurse (my parents disapprove, but whatever, I love babies and I want to help take care of them). They like to put me down and keep telling a bunch of things. Here are some examples: -If you become a nurse, we won't pay for your tuition. (Okay, good. I don't want you to. Why do you think I'm applying for scholarships and looking for a job?) -You won't have a good pay. (Umm, have you gone on the Internet and seen how much the starting salary is in our state? It's a pretty good starting salary.) -Why would you want to become a nurse when you could become a doctor? Nurses would work for you if became a doctor. (Because I'm not a leader, I'm follower. I'm not good at giving instructions but I'm good at following them.) -Nurses work long hours. (Umm, I'm pretty sure doctors work longer...) -You only want to go into nursing because it won't take as long. (Ah, no. It's because I want to be a nurse, not because it's shorter.) -We won't support you. (Ah, you rarely every support my choices. And besides, I have friends who support me on becoming a nurse because they know it is something they know I want to do.) But for right now, I'm gonna take a year gap (I desperately need it and senior year was HELL), and get a job at a local Dollar Tree store (my parents hate the idea, but I don't care anymore, I'm done with them ruling my life). After the year gap, I'm going to a technical school and study to become a CNA and then later on to a University to become a neonatal nurse. My parents keep telling me that I'm making a big mistake but that's just them. Have any of you ever been through this?

Haha, don't worry, girl! I'm in the same situation that you are in! Me and my parents are immigrants from Mexico and they hate the idea of me becoming a nurse. Now that i graduated HS, my parents are now bugging me about what I'm going to do in life. My parents wanted me to become a doctor (like a neurosurgeon) and while I thought that it would be cool to become a doctor and how awesome the pay would be, I came to realize that becoming a doctor just wasn't for me. I decided that I wanted to be a neonatal nurse (they disapprove but whatever, I love babies and I want to take care of them), but for right now, I'm gonna take a gap year and get a job a local Dollar Tree store (my parents hate the idea but I don't care anymore, I'm done with them ruling my life), and after the gap year, I'm going to a technical school and study to become a CNA and later on go a University and study to become a neonatal nurse. Don't let your mom decide what you are gonna be when you are older, it's your life, she has no say in it. And those things that your mom said? They don't only happen to nurses, they happen to doctors as well.