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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 413549" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>JJJ</p><p></p><p>Maybe that's why I can say that while I wouldn't mind being young again there isn't really anything I'd go back and change. I've lived far far from a perfect life (trust me) but I've found that usually even some of the stupidest things I've managed to get myself into turns out to be good later down the road.</p><p></p><p>Up until last year I had only 1 regret. That I hadn't finished nursing school back in my own difficult child days. Even though I'd always taken to medicine like a duck to water and it came easily......I always wondered if I <strong>really could have</strong> graduated and had a career in nursing if I'd just not been stupid enough to walk away a few weeks before graduation. </p><p></p><p>A few years back I made it part of my bucket list to find out. When I did that it didn't really even matter if I ever worked in it as a career or not. It was the proving to myself I could do it, I could graduate. Then I started working on it. Took me 4 yrs (got to love those pre-reqs lol) but I graduated in august of last year, with honors. There is something far different about approaching a dream as an adult versus as a young person..... Was I scared to fail? OMG if you ever read my posts on here, there is not doubt about that. lol But the determination and commitment level is different as an adult......at this stage in our lives. If I failed, I could have accepted it gracefully. Because I<strong> tried</strong>, and<strong> I knew I worked my fanny off</strong> in the process. No shame in failing when you've done the best you can do. Only shame in the never trying at all and being miserable.</p><p></p><p>I'm still working on passing the state exam. Life and illness have gotten in the way. But I will take it and I will do my utter best to pass it. Even with passing it? I don't know if I can physically do the job. Is that part important? Well the money would be nice, but not really, no. </p><p></p><p>The thought of going back to school after 25 yrs was terrifying. But it wasn't so bad once I took that first big step.</p><p></p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 413549, member: 84"] JJJ Maybe that's why I can say that while I wouldn't mind being young again there isn't really anything I'd go back and change. I've lived far far from a perfect life (trust me) but I've found that usually even some of the stupidest things I've managed to get myself into turns out to be good later down the road. Up until last year I had only 1 regret. That I hadn't finished nursing school back in my own difficult child days. Even though I'd always taken to medicine like a duck to water and it came easily......I always wondered if I [B]really could have[/B] graduated and had a career in nursing if I'd just not been stupid enough to walk away a few weeks before graduation. A few years back I made it part of my bucket list to find out. When I did that it didn't really even matter if I ever worked in it as a career or not. It was the proving to myself I could do it, I could graduate. Then I started working on it. Took me 4 yrs (got to love those pre-reqs lol) but I graduated in august of last year, with honors. There is something far different about approaching a dream as an adult versus as a young person..... Was I scared to fail? OMG if you ever read my posts on here, there is not doubt about that. lol But the determination and commitment level is different as an adult......at this stage in our lives. If I failed, I could have accepted it gracefully. Because I[B] tried[/B], and[B] I knew I worked my fanny off[/B] in the process. No shame in failing when you've done the best you can do. Only shame in the never trying at all and being miserable. I'm still working on passing the state exam. Life and illness have gotten in the way. But I will take it and I will do my utter best to pass it. Even with passing it? I don't know if I can physically do the job. Is that part important? Well the money would be nice, but not really, no. The thought of going back to school after 25 yrs was terrifying. But it wasn't so bad once I took that first big step. Hugs [/QUOTE]
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