Going to school and working fulltime as a mom. How do you do it?

Question

Saw this article awhile back reading up on people going to school and working and made a screenshot of this woman’s schedule who had several kids as a single mom and was working fulltime and going to school fulltime trying to get her degree.  Wow only 3 hours of sleep. Any of you have done this ? How do you do it? Tips ? Advice ? I plan two go back to school full time and will need to work fulltime as well  in a year or so and I am a single mother of 4 children. Thanks ladies

Answer

I guess I don’t see how it’s doable with babies or toddlers but maybe with older kids who are also in school and can have extra curriculars
I currently am working full time with my family’s business and have a 3 year old and 7 month old. I can’t really work all the time at work bc I have to nurse every 3 hrs or take the toddler to the toilet or change a diaper or put them to sleep. It’s really exhausting. When I am home, I have to clean the house, do dishes, do laundry, prepare food, etc. It’s nonstop. I get 3 hrs of sleep a night bc my baby still wakes up constantly.
I def couldn’t do full time school on top of all that. But again with older kids it’s different story. Also maybe non-covid times bc our kids here can’t go to school still.

Answer

This is not doable. I don’t see how you can still parent if you do this unless your kids are a lot older or not living with you full time. The other thing is commuting, if you could eliminate that by working from home or remote schooling that would help. Your health is important and that’s not enough sleep and would be hard to get proper nutrition. Time with your children is important. I would school part time. Also, this person’s schedule is not full time work. 8 hrs a day is full time which would leave one hour of sleep or 0 hrs if other. I assume the other is parenting time, recreation, errands, cooking and eating. You can’t cut that stuff either which leaves 1 hr for sleep. It’s just not practical.

Going to school and working fulltime as a mom. How do you do it?

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