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Went back to school while working full time and being a dad. Here's what changed

Jun 28·1 min read

Finished my degree last month after five years of community college classes at night and weekends. I miss sleep mostly. And having free time. And not being stressed about deadlines while also helping with homework. But I landed a job in my actual field that pays 40k more and my kids got to see that finishing something hard is worth it. My oldest wants to go to college now because she saw me do it. I'm exhausted but it was worth it.

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KKyleRegular3w ago

This is inspiring as hell. Seriously. Did you find that working full time, being present for the kids, AND doing school at night affected your marriage or family time? Or did everyone just rally around it?

AAustinRegular3w ago

That's an absolute grind but so worth it. Five years of night and weekend classes while parenting full time is no joke. How are you feeling now that it's done? I imagine that's a weird adjustment mentally even though you probably still feel just as tired.

RRobertRegular3w ago

Congrats on finishing! That takes serious discipline. I've thought about going back but honestly the time commitment while juggling two households just seems impossible. What's the biggest thing that changed for you besides the obvious diploma?