You know you're a nursing student and parent if...

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*Your kids know all the flavors of Top Ramen, and remind you of their preferences when you finally make it to the store......

*Your 3 yr old knows how to work the VCR/DVD player and remote controls better than you...

*You and your children go shopping for school supplies at Wal-Mart together and then spend the next year fighting over them...

*Your children find you studying when they awake in the morning and worry that you never went to bed, because you look like you haven't....

*Your family knows which of his/her veins are "great" and where different injections go...

*Your car is so dirty that you are not sure of the original color anymore - pray for rain, and there is so much $#*@ inside you can't remember if you have carpet....

*You find that if you dim the lights in the house you don't have to clean as often.....

*Paper plates are just about the greatest invention...

*You spend a moment contemplating whether or not you could find a way to serve Ramen on those paper plates....

*You find yourself standing in a room with no idea why you went in there in the first place, but you are sure it was important....

*The thought of getting up at 5am to study in peace and quiet makes you smile....

*You convince your kids that not all clothes need to be washed after wearing only once, if they look alright and you have clean undies!.....

*You pay for your gas with change......

*You don't get upset when your kid eats week-old McDonalds fries from the backseat...

*You haven't done laundry in so long, your kids are wearing swimsuits to class...

*You actually try to think of a way to study while driving your kids to school, football and other assorted activities...

*Your kid(s) are able to convince you they don't need a bath even though they have a cloud like "pigpen"......then you dim the lights again....

*You get to class and realize in the middle of a lecture that you either forgot to brush your hair/ teeth or change out of your pajamas......and you don't care

*Your kids offer to pay when you take them for fast food or order pizza....

*Your kids ask you if you've done YOUR homework......

*You haven't showered, the grass in knee-high, the vacuum gone into hibernation, nothing but milk and ketchup in the fridge, but you passed your big exam!.... :rotfl:

Specializes in NICU.

Love this thread :)

Actually... my kids say they are sick of "top ramen noodles" now. I have given

them all the flavors ( chicken, shrimp, pork, vegetable, oriental) LOL! Not to

mention I bought 4 more packages of 6 a couple days ago.

So now that theyve decided they are sick of noodles.... I give them a real home

cooked meal................POT PIES.LOL! They have meat and vegetables, and not

only that but...all you have to do is pop it in the oven, wait 20 minutes and

serve. BACK 2 STUDYING!

Specializes in Med-Tele, ICU.
Actually... my kids say they are sick of "top ramen noodles" now. I have given

them all the flavors ( chicken, shrimp, pork, vegetable, oriental) LOL! Not to

mention I bought 4 more packages of 6 a couple days ago.

So now that theyve decided they are sick of noodles.... I give them a real home

cooked meal................POT PIES.LOL! They have meat and vegetables, and not

only that but...all you have to do is pop it in the oven, wait 20 minutes and

serve. BACK 2 STUDYING!

Pizza rolls are my child's favorite, that and hot dogs/mac & cheese...takes no time at all!! In all honesty, we (husband, teenage stepdaughter, and our son) live with my mother-in-law so she helps with the cooking..thank goodness.

Specializes in Med-Tele, ICU.

*You haven't showered, the grass in knee-high, the vacuum gone into hibernation, nothing but milk and ketchup in the fridge, but you passed your big exam!.... :rotfl:

Ketchup is a necessity at my house - my son eats it on everything!! :chuckle

Specializes in NICU.

See my kids don't mind the convenience dinners - DH is another story:rolleyes: :chuckle

I have been a nurse for 4 years now and this brings back memories!!

When I was in nursing school and my son was around two he could tell you where is femur was! :chuckle

Specializes in Med-Surg, ER, Mental Health.

This thread is great...not only does it give me a good chuckle, but it helps to see how many other parents out there are dealing with the trials and tribulations of nursing school. :)

hey, i don't have kids...but cheap, healthy convenience meals i use are healthy choice frozen dinners. they're only about $1.50 a piece at walmart, take about 4 minutes in the microwave, and there's no cleanup! if you feel like getting fancy, serve em on a paper plate! lol

say you have a family of 4: $6, 10 minutes, no clean up

and back to studying! :)

Specializes in Med-Tele, ICU.

I have a few to add to the list:

* You think that 3 hours of sleep is plenty.

* Your scrubs double as pajamas.

* You're on a first name basis with the employees at Domino's Pizza.

* Studying is one of the physiological needs (Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs) :chuckle

LOL!!!! I am not a parent but those are FUNNY!!!

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