My daughter passed her boards. She is now an R.N. She leaves tomorrow for a point very, very far away in the continental United States to start her new career. Her husband and children will follow in a month.
I don’t know if I’ve written about this before (I’ve been writing for four years, so I probably have). But even if I have, I want to say it again. I simply couldn’t be more proud of her. For the last four years, she has worked her butt off to take care of her family while planning for her future. During the year between her DH’s college graduation and when he started law school, she worked a crappy job, full-time, second shift (pregnant) while he worked a crappy job, full-time, first shift so they could take turns with day care (because they couldn’t afford day care with either of their crappy jobs). She worked third shift every other weekend as an aide in a nursing home, attended school full-time and took care of two small children, all while her husband was enrolled in law school, also full-time. Her theory was that they were going to be dirt poor until they got their schooling completed, so best to get that poverty out of the way all at once. Before they started, I thought maybe they were doing it the hard way. Now I see that it was by far the best decision.
Her decision to go to school trailed his decision to go to law school. It was an excellent call. It’s what she always wanted to do, from the time she started college at 18. She drifted during her late teens and early 20’s, but when she found herself in a place where she could make things happen for herself, she did.
What a woman.
Well, good work in starting her motivation and in the right direction. It is something to be proud of.
Hooray for Dear Daughter. I am always impressed when somebody figures out what they want to be and really goes for it.
“Sometimes I wonder about my life. Do I really like it, or have I just not been brave?” Kathleen Kelly in “You’ve got Mail.”
Greetings Dearest-Ann: Please send my congratulations to your daughter. How very exciting for her and her family, and for you.
I would love it if you would e-mail and let me know where she’s going.
I did the poll thing for Older Son. Do we get to find out the results?
Still Missing You!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
:o)What a woman indeed!
Good job Mom!
The world is desperately in need of awesome nurses, and I’d love to work with her!
Your daughter sounds like she inherited your grit, intelligence, and determination. I am so proud of her (and you!).
Congratulations to your daughter!