If you could go back to and redo your degree, would you?

I wish I would have went into agriculture or earth science/soil composition

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I have a bachelor's in psychology... id go back for graphic design

If i could go back now knowing I wouldn't have to pay or need loans or anything, I would

I have a bachelors in psychology and decided not to go to grad school for that so I went and got a second bachelor’s in nursing. A very worthwhile investment. Now I’m a mostly SAHM but I work as an RN a few times a month and I want to go back to grad school once he starts school to either become a psychotherapist or a certified nurse midwife.

Honestly no. I’m so glad I was able to complete my masters in social work. Only thing I wish I could have done was start sooner and gotten a bachelors in social work prior to getting into the field. I had a bachelors in education and worked in schools for a while before I went back for my masters.

I got my bachelors in nursing. Deep down inside I always wanted to be a CIA agent or a marine biologist. 🤣

I have a bachelor's in English Education and a Master's in Theater (all for teaching purposes, I can teach English, Public Speaking, and Theater). If I could do it again, I would go into Ultrasound Tech or Dental Hygiene. I love my Master's, though, and still use it since I direct/act in local productions.

I’d go back and do a maths degree

Yes! I have a bachelors in psychology and a masters in human-centred design and research. My degrees directly qualify for my career so they've been totally utilised. No notes!

I have a bachelor's in animal science. May have been an expensive degree to inevitably go into farming but I gained so so much experience in so many aspects of cattle that I'm glad I did it.

Sometimes I think I would like to change but overall I’m pretty happy with what I’ve got and where it’s led me. I have a BSc in mental health nursing and an MSc in mental health leadership and management. Occasionally i look back and wish i had studied medicine. X

I think if it’s something you’re really interested in, then you can still go back and get an education or certification for it. Never too late!

I started my educational journey in Nursing, switched to Biology and now studying Physical Therapy lol our interests change as we grow

Nursing.

More my masters. I had a double degree in psychology and Africana studies and concentration in behavioral science. I got my masters double in special education and Aba and I’m now a behavioral analyst. I wish I went for SLP. As I’m a doula also and going for my CLC and IBCLC they tie more together.

My older brother did 2 years in. He was so mad bc he realized what he wanted. I waited until 27 bc of my brother! He told me to wait until I really knew. So for 8 years I wanted to atleast work in Special Ed or within that field.

I’d go back and do zoology or teaching

in our community

Is it bad of me to think this or no?

My husband has been abroad for work (1 day and exploring for 1 day) for 2 and a half days which means I’ve had both kids (1 year and 4 year old) for 2 and a half days plus cooking, cleaning, taking them to clubs, bedtimes!
He came home late afternoon and said I’m so tired, I just need to chill. I said can you wash up whilst I sort kids dinner out, he said he’ll do it later which means he won’t do it and I’ll end up doing it so I said no do it now please otherwise I’ll end up doing it and he said well you have been home and I’ve been away so you’ve just been relaxing.
Don’t know what planet he is on but having the kids alone for 2.5 days is not relaxing. I was stressed!

When he was away, I did miss him and wanted him to come back but now he’s back, I want him to go away again😂
Is that bad?

Post partum dad

I have a 2 month old. A few weeks ago my husband crashed out because he didn't feel like he was getting to bond with her. I started exclusively breastfeeding around that time and honestly didnt see the big deal. Baby and I left for a few days and when we got back home, everything was fine. He was extremely hands-on. He helped with my meals, her bedtime, bath, stories.....for a few weeks it was great. Then he randomly sounds depressed af. He says our lo is better off without him, he wants to sleep all day , he asks me not to watch tv then tried playing a video game. He refused to reply to me when i asked any follow-up questions. Then he woke up our baby trying to race me to the bathroom first thing in the morning . He's doing a weird mix of crying, trying, and giving up. Im starting to feel like I cant handle him not being able to handle life with baby and just want to be alone. Are there resources for men?

My 2 year old won’t eat nothing but snacks

Is this normal ? He won’t even try anything I eat .. he really only like pizza fries and spaghetti… nuggets and snacks bananas some other fruit but like anything else he won’t eat if try but I don’t want to force him I’m just I feel like bad I mean he isn’t losing weight I breastfeed mostly still

Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

Shift worker daddies - advice please?

My husband works shifts (6am-6pm days or 6pm-6am nights) so when he’s on shift we either get about an hour or 2 before he goes to work or an hour or 2 when we gets home with him.

I don’t think people who aren’t married/have babies with shift workers fully understand the impact of feeling like a solo parent sometimes.

Does anyone have any advice? I do have parents who can help but I struggle to leave my baby with others as I always feel like they don’t understand the need for tracking wake windows or feeds and our baby will not sleep unless we black out a room or go for a car drive . Everyone seems to think ‘if he’s tired he’ll drop off’ - no he’ll just get overtired and have to then pay for it during his night sleep. So I feel like it’s just easier for me to do it all myself.

When my husbands off work he is great but I do take the mental load of telling him what to do or even reminding him of wake windows etc because he’s not here and forgets routines. He’s also being tested for ADHD currently so there’s that on top of shift work.

Just looking for advice on how to stay sane/keep routines or share loads with shifts workers?

Thank you ❤️

Feeding

My son is coming up to five months and I just started giving him oatmeal and rice cereal. When can you start trying veggies or fruits? I only give him the oatmeal or rice cereal once a day right now which is what the paediatrician had said to do. I’m just curious to when anybody tried anything else with their kids cause my son eats a lot of formula and he’s VERY curious when I eat.