06-27-2009, 06:58 AM
My mother thinks if I am taking a course online it should not take as much time. She says don't they know you have other responsibilities. LOL
No matter how we do it going back to school has new and different challenges. I am trying to get that across to my 19 year old. He hates school for the most part it bores him. He is very bright, but somewhat lazy when it comes to school. I just wish I could make him understand that getting his degree ANY degree now when he is young and has less responsibilities is so much easier.
Maybe my problem is I make it look to easy for my family, they don't see the internal turmoil. Gary you need to take a break and go play with your daughters. I know you are doing this to give them a better life and you may have told them that. But all they will remember is the things you did with them. After the recent loss of our father the things my sister and I cherish the most are the memories of the little things we did together, a fishing trip to the local dock,letting me pick the color and watch as he made a doll playpen for me.
It really is the quality times when you give children special attention(which you may think is trivial)that means the most. So go take a break and make a special memory for your daughters
No matter how we do it going back to school has new and different challenges. I am trying to get that across to my 19 year old. He hates school for the most part it bores him. He is very bright, but somewhat lazy when it comes to school. I just wish I could make him understand that getting his degree ANY degree now when he is young and has less responsibilities is so much easier.
Maybe my problem is I make it look to easy for my family, they don't see the internal turmoil. Gary you need to take a break and go play with your daughters. I know you are doing this to give them a better life and you may have told them that. But all they will remember is the things you did with them. After the recent loss of our father the things my sister and I cherish the most are the memories of the little things we did together, a fishing trip to the local dock,letting me pick the color and watch as he made a doll playpen for me.
It really is the quality times when you give children special attention(which you may think is trivial)that means the most. So go take a break and make a special memory for your daughters
Linda
Start by doing what is necessary: then do the possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible St Francis of Assisi
Now a retired substitute Teacher in NY, & SC
AA Liberal Studies TESC '08
BA in Natural Science/Mathematics TESC Sept '10
AAS Environmental safety and Security Technology TESC Dec '12
Start by doing what is necessary: then do the possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible St Francis of Assisi
Now a retired substitute Teacher in NY, & SC
AA Liberal Studies TESC '08
BA in Natural Science/Mathematics TESC Sept '10
AAS Environmental safety and Security Technology TESC Dec '12
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