Out of curiosity, how supportive have family and friends been with your decision to enter Nursing School? Are they offering encouragement? Emotional, financial, or any other type of positive support? Or are they indifferent? Or are they trying to discourage your dreams of becoming a nurse?
Since I made my decision this summer I have told everyone I know, and the vast majority have not been overly supportive. Most have been actively discouraging me while others are indifferent. Yes I understand many are worried about the financial impact my decision will have over the next 2-3 years--they fear I won't be able to support myself during this period--and others are just trying to push me into yet another dead-end job. My extended family (mother's side) is almost exclusively blue-collar working class people and they don't understand why I can't be happy working in an office or something similar. Why can't I get a job with a city as a clerk so I can have a nice retirement some say? Maybe you will get married one day others say. Wow that program sounds really hard, maybe you should try something easier others say. So far only one person has said go for it, you will make an awesome nurse.
I guess I am disappointed because for the first time in my life I am really excited about what I am doing. I would love to share this with those I am closest to, or at least get some positive feedback, but I guess it isn't going to happen. Oh well!
Anyway how have you fared in the support department?
