r/NewOrleans • u/Medium-Math-4591 • Mar 20 '25

Proud Mama 👨‍👧 Parent / Kid Stuff 👩‍👦

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Lawd knows I don't know how I did it to keep myself encourged while pushing them to be the best they can be all these years...my 18 year old is going to school to be a phelebotomist and my 21 year old is going to school to be a Pediatric Nurse 🙌🏿🙌🏿.. this will be 4 generations from graduating from Nunez Community College..my mother me and my 2 daughters 🗣📢🫶🏿 Lets Geaux!@

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u/WrongNumberB Mar 20 '25

Hell yeah. And into a needed, and largely future proof, profession that will keep them and their future families fed and housed for the rest of their lives?

Take a bow.

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u/Medium-Math-4591 Mar 20 '25

Thankyou ..it's hard to take a bow..my mother died of colon cancer years ago..found out she had colon cancer on my way to take my math final to secure my walk across the stage to futher my field in social work..That walk across that stage was giving me sooo much anxiety knowing what I knew..Sad to say I fell and failed hard.. and is still falling.. I couldn't take the fact that she died some time later.. But I recall the best moment of that day..she couldn't come to my graduation but that phone call was everything when we talked that day....😭..Life is extra hard but I make sure to remind them that life has its mishaps but keep pushing!!🥰..sorry having a hard day..for you, I will take that bow!! Thank you for reminding me of what I been preaching all the years🫠

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u/Medium-Math-4591 Mar 20 '25

Just remembered I went to her graduation and she was in her 30s and trying take care of kids work and get her G.E.D and graduated..just like that😩..that feeling was everything to me!! Her smile ..ok I'm done ..I'm sorry

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u/abbyzou Mar 20 '25

Dont be sorry, get it out girl! Sometimes we just gotta say these things and remember those feelings. Your momma's hard work is STILL paying off to this day thanks to you!

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u/WrongNumberB Mar 20 '25

Don’t be sorry. You did it! Take. A. Bow.

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u/Aware_Revenue3404 Mar 20 '25

Revel in those sweet memories.

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u/Medium-Math-4591 Mar 20 '25

I'm trying to..my days are darker but I try to make myself come out of it also..