Posted by Happyflower on February 3, 2008, at 6:06:50
In reply to Re: Learning who your friends are and are not, posted by Dinah on February 3, 2008, at 0:41:57
I guess for me, I am a student and a mother now, and I look at how much easier it would be if I was just a student, how much free time to actually choose when I wanted to study, time for spontaneous get together with friends. I have also been a full time student while working 40plus hours a week too. Being a mom sure took a lot of that freedom away of doing what you want when you want it, having a full time job is the same way really.
College is hard work, I know that, but if that is all you have to do, for me it is way easier than being a working mom because your job as mom is a 24hour one, plus if you are married, that is a another thing in it's self of time and responsiblity to that relationship. When you have kids, you can't put yourself first all the time. College for me is hard but compared to being a good mom, it is a piece of cake, at least for me. I study when I can, and still get A's and am one of the top students in my class, on top of all my other responsibilities of motherhood, and for me to think if that is all I had to do, wow all the time I would have. lol I guess every person experiences things different, maybe having 2 kids and 3 stepkids, and I homeschool my kids, but I haven't always done that, made it different for me. I wouldn't want it easier if it meant I wasn't a mother, that is something I love.My classes only take up 8 hours a week fulltime, and then if I study for 8 hours a week,( which that may be during finals week only) that leaves a lot of time, and I too want the A's and get them. If I wasn't a mom or worked full time that sure would leave a lot of time of partying, lol.
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