I can relate to what you are feeling and thinking when it comes to fulfilling something that you want, however, after reading all the replies and reading your concerns I would have to agree that Nursing School is very demanding and will literally drain you with having the small children that you have. The emphasis on having to study for long hours and trying to be a wife and a mother at the same time can really pull you over and beyond your limitations. If your partner is not willing to help you in every aspect of house chores and caring for the children you will be over whelmed. I have been in school for Nursing for two years, and my youngest just graduated this year, before his graduation I had to make a choice of letting one semester go, granted on was on an even keel of getting my work done and so forth but, the pressures can rreally get to you. Now that he has graduated I am all about me and can focus more on my studies and getting this done. You cannot and I cannot emphasize this more than this cannot have any kinds of interference when it comes to this schooling cause if you do then you can easily lose focus on what the real point in your schooling is all about and fall back in you learning. I just turned 40 years of age this year, I do not regret in waiting this long, because I know that everyone I cared for was taken care of before I became selfish and did something for me, it is called sacrifice and sometimes as parents when we really do not want to we end up having to do this. I think God if no one else will God will definitely understand if you hold off till the kids are older. Best of Luck. LM