Today, after my son graduated from nursing school which I, as a single parent, paid for with blood, sweat, and tears, during his grad party he was asked what his next step was. His response was, "Eh, I kinda realized I hate nursing." FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my fiance lost his shit when I told him that I’ve decided to go to nursing school. He claims that all nurses are cheating whores and that if I become one we’re through. His source? The troglodytes that thrive in the bowels of the internet. All because one guy got his heart broken by a nurse. FML
Today, my son's teacher asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. He put down "unemployed". FML
Today, I realized that even though I was an honor student throughout school, and considered the golden child who was going to go far in life, all I've accomplished a year after graduation is becoming an unemployed single mother still living with my parents. FML
Today, after switching careers to nursing, I got feedback for my first assessment. It indirectly implied, "Don't think like a doctor when you're studying nursing, don't diagnose patients." I barely passed and I'm only now realizing why my family was pushing me to go to med school. They know me better than myself. FML
Today, I had no choice but to bring my son to work as a med school professor. I sat him in a chair in a corner while I gave a lecture. To my surprise, he added another word to his limited vocabulary, and screamed it out loud with an ecstatic expression on his face. The word is "cancer". FML
Today, I was sent to an elementary school for safety day. One of the dads was asking about my job, when I told him about the long hours and high stress involved. He turned to his son and said, "Now see why you stay in school?" I'm a paramedic. With a bachelor's degree. FML
Today, I realized I freaking hate my career. I've only got through a semester, but I feel like I can't end the four years it takes. FML
Today, I realized my marriage is over. I was in labor with our first child and my husband acted like being there with me in the hospital was a chore. However, he saw a young nurse and his mood did a 180. He left soon before I gave birth because he “got hungry.” All of this and he STILL has no clue why I’m upset with him. FML
Today, my husband declined a $100k/year job due to him thinking that a full-time job at one work place would be too "depressing." I'm a nurse and have to wipe other people's arses for a living, then come home to this lazy dick. FML
Today, I've hated being a parent ever since I was baby-trapped at 17, but I stuck through it and never let my son suspect how I really felt, and we have a great relationship now he’s an adult. Well he just moved out yesterday, and today my wife told me she’s pregnant. Here we fucking go again. FML
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elisabeth1_fml 0
At least he finished. I'm a nurse and knew a few who quit half way through. He's always got it if he changed his mind later.
Flutequeen 0
He should have known at least half way through is courses that he didn't want to be a nurse.
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Comments (95)
rak2 1
Hey, be thankful your kid at least has a practical qualification to fall back on. There are plenty who would have switched programs a week in, graduated with a degree in underwater basketweaving, and would have found themselves in a difficult spot (say, their parents' basement for a few more years).
d0ntknow622 3
I totally feel where he is coming from. I am currently in a nursing program and it is something I have wanted to do since junior high. Now that I am finding out what nursing truly is I am second guessing myself. It's damn tough trying to find something you will be doing for the rest of your life.
Allyrocks113000 0
Well at least you didn't pay for him to get a uniform and everything for him to start working as a professional nurse before he told you... And maybe you should let him know that your not going to pay for a new career.... That is, unless of course, you ARE going to pay for a new job for him
Crollo 2
"Eh, I kinda realized I hate raising you."
interesting33 37
He gets a good qualification though and probably learned alot from the experience. I can understand that one might change one's mind about something, but it would be much better to do so earlier. You sound like a really really hardworking and kind parent though.
ckrider64 8
shoulda been a doctor
FweakofCydonia 40
If he realized that he hates nursing, he may not suited to be a doctor either....
kelemen 2
Stop forcing us to become nurses and then getting pissed when we hate it.
Mat2000_1 4
Blood, sweat and tears? What are you a gladiator? Make him pay a big part of his tuition next time if he decides to go back.
fantasyworld 39
He should have figured that out sooner but he did stick it out.
SherbetGlitter 26
To be fair he might have just hated it because he only just finished the degree