My dilemma

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Registered: 02-27-2007
My dilemma
Tue, 02-27-2007 - 3:29am

Hello,
I am 25 and a mother of three (2.5,4,9). I have been a stay at home mom for 6 years. When I was 18 it was my dream to become a scientist and possibly a MD. I went back to school this year, because I thought that is what I wanted. Part of me feels like my ship has sailed and that I am not the person I was 6 years ago. I miss being at home with my children. I am not gone from them long, but if you add up the study time and chores, it is not near as much time as I used to spend with them. On another spectrum, my husband is supporting me, but at the same time I feel pressured to finish school, so that we can have more income and not have to live paycheck to paycheck. I feel stuck, I would really like to continue to be a stay at home mother and homeschool my children (I homeschooled my 9 yo for a year), but my husband does not make much right now and things are tight; with a degree(a year and half more) I can start a career that will pay well. I would like to listen to anything anybody has to say.

Thanks for reading

Mother_of_pip