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AnneD

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68. The secret to a successful Nursing career....

Mon May 19, 2014, 08:18 AM

May 2014

coffee before the shift, alcohol after. That and some tight buds. I am retiring from school Nursing after 25 years. I am thinking of going back into hospital as I am not yet 60. I will work 5 more years then will hang up my cocs for good. I had my daughter while in the middle of Nursing school and divorced her dad a few years after. Nursing allowed me the best of both worlds. I was at my daughters functions when she needed me and was able to give her advantages I didn't have.

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Ask Me How Proud I Am Of My Beautiful Daughter. [View all] Ikonoklast May 2014 OP

Congratulations to you both! antiquie May 2014 #1

Thank you. It was all her, I just gave her encouragement. Ikonoklast May 2014 #2

Never underestimate the value of your support and encouragement. llmart May 2014 #67

BA Akron, RN from Tri-C. Ikonoklast May 2014 #70

Congrats! MissB May 2014 #3

First step for her, she wants to get her Masters. Ikonoklast May 2014 #5

Well done.....and thank her for choosing this hard but oh so noble work. Burma Jones May 2014 #4

Both my mother's sisters were RNs. Ikonoklast May 2014 #6

Congratulations! hrmjustin May 2014 #7

Tonight we will be celebrating. Ikonoklast May 2014 #8

Yay! shenmue May 2014 #9

And she is a staunch Liberal. Same for my two sons. Ikonoklast May 2014 #11

This calls for a celebration! Brigid May 2014 #10

Tonight, it will be Guinness, Baileys and Jameson's all around! Ikonoklast May 2014 #12

Congratulations!!! riderinthestorm May 2014 #13

Thank you so much. Ikonoklast May 2014 #14

Congratulations! spooky3 May 2014 #15

I am so happy for her, she worked so hard for this. Ikonoklast May 2014 #19

Big congratulations are in order! And as LibDemAlways May 2014 #16

I don't know who was happier, my daughter or me! Ikonoklast May 2014 #20

Congratulations! LoisB May 2014 #17

I will show her this thread later, all the good wishers she has. Ikonoklast May 2014 #21

Good for her. R.N.'s ROCK! Aristus May 2014 #18

My home was always a Union Shop. Ikonoklast May 2014 #23

Many congrats... MarianJack May 2014 #22

She is the spitting image of her mother. Ikonoklast May 2014 #25

You have every right to be proud! panader0 May 2014 #24

She got an athletic scholarship to play Fastpitch in college. Ikonoklast May 2014 #27

How wonderful! Enthusiast May 2014 #26

She was so nervous, so happy. Ikonoklast May 2014 #30

YAY that is one happy young lady. Tikki May 2014 #28

I could have powered a small town off of her smile. Ikonoklast May 2014 #32

CONGRATULATIONS! Your daughter is smart, hard-working, and -- as we can all see --beautiful too!! DesertDiamond May 2014 #29

She got lots of her older patients to perk up during her clinicals. Ikonoklast May 2014 #33

How proud are you of your beautiful daughter? UrbScotty May 2014 #31

VERY. Ikonoklast May 2014 #35

Congratulations!! jdadd May 2014 #34

That is real devotion to her profession. Ikonoklast May 2014 #38

Congratulations to both of you! Le Taz Hot May 2014 #36

I swear she studied six hours every day. Ikonoklast May 2014 #39

Congrats to your daughter!! Yavin4 May 2014 #37

I only showed my kids the way. Ikonoklast May 2014 #40

Graduation! Let's party! Congrats to the proud parent! FailureToCommunicate May 2014 #41

Dinner at the Palmeroy House tonight. Ikonoklast May 2014 #42

Swanky! You're pulling out all the stops. I remember that place from when we lived nearby in FailureToCommunicate May 2014 #43

I grew up in Brook Park... awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #48

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Way to go Daughter of Ikonoklast!!!!! Tsiyu May 2014 #45

Congratulations! MrScorpio May 2014 #46

Thank you everyone Ikonoklast May 2014 #47

You're welcome, Megan. Tobin S. May 2014 #51

Heartiest congratulations to you!!! 3catwoman3 May 2014 #54

Megan.....congratulations on a job well done. =) AverageJoe90 May 2014 #66

I made it through ..... AnneD May 2014 #72

congrats!! you have every right to be proud. niyad May 2014 #49

Excellent! The American Dream alive and well and in progress. Tobin S. May 2014 #50

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---making the world a better place. Hoppy May 2014 #53

Congrats to both! one_voice May 2014 #55

Congrats !!! - K & R !!! WillyT May 2014 #56

Wonderful, Ikonoklast! Congratulations to your daughter and your whole family! nm Cha May 2014 #57

Congratulations to her and I have a special place in my heart for Cleita May 2014 #58

Congratulations, and go ahead and brag! DFW May 2014 #59

Both intelligent and lovely! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #60

I know how proud you are! I've got one of those, myself. calimary May 2014 #61

She is beautfiful and smart. You lucky dad. Congrats to the both of you. JDPriestly May 2014 #62

Congrats! skydive forever May 2014 #63

Congratulations to your daughter! Solly Mack May 2014 #64

Welcome to nursing! Congrats! AllyCat May 2014 #65

The secret to a successful Nursing career.... AnneD May 2014 #68

I'm in awe of nurses. SwissTony May 2014 #69

I want to thank all those who read, commented, and recommended this thread. Ikonoklast May 2014 #71