First off let me start by saying congrats on going to nursing school it is a wonderful, fulfilling career. Secondly, shame on your mom for not taking your goals seriously. I firmly believe that you can do anything you set your mind to do. Do not let anyone make you feel bad your decisions, it is your life not theirs. I was 18y/o w/a 6 month old son when I went to LPN school, 5 years after that I went back for my ADN. Now I am newly divorced with a 12 year old and a 11 month old, and I am going back for my BSN then on for MSN to become a CRNA. My mom said are you crazy for wanting to go back to school, I said I guess so!! GL, and don't give up, it is so worth it in the end!!