You Know Your Mom’s a Nurse If…

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In honor of Nurses Week and Mother’s Day, it’s time to acknowledge the special experience of growing up with a nurse as a mom. 

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I remember my mom going back to school, even though people tried to discourage her. I remember her being stressed. However, I also remember seeing her graduate second in her class and get pinned. I remember volunteering at the hospital in my youth, and seeing the country from Florida to Alaska when she was a travel nurse. And, I’ve even seen her save lives!

Let’s face it, nursing school is tough, 12-hour shifts are tough, nurses are tough. Don’t worry nurse moms, though, because being raised by one can make you a healthy, well informed, tough person too! 

So, you know your mom is a nurse if…

  1. You can recognize and toss out drug names like a pharmaceutical rep … or druggie. (“I need some zofran!”) 
  2. You know what normal vitals look like, first aid, and a lot of weird sounding medical conditions. I mean, doesn’t everybody?
  3. You have played with a real stethoscope and used medical tape to wrap gifts and repair toys. 
  4. You have diagnosed someone … and you’ve been right!
  5. You’ve wanted to be a nurse and also wanted to be anything but a nurse. 
  6. You’ve stood there awkwardly while strangers talk to your mom in public because patient confidentiality is a thing. 
  7. You had important conversations interrupted by medical emergencies and a need to “give report.” Rude. 
  8. You have strong feelings about people who think nurses don’t do enough or people who think they can swear at and hit medical workers. Strong feelings.
  9. You did not go to the hospital unless you were going to die … like, soon. 
  10. When you do go to the hospital your mom relates your entire medical history, symptoms, cleans your room, readjusts your line, etc. It’s even worse when she’s the patient. But, you wouldn’t want to navigate the healthcare system without your personal, insider, on-call advocate!

So Happy Nurses Week and Mother’s Day to all those awesome nurse moms! THANK YOU for all you do. 

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Paula Billingsley
Originally from Columbia, Paula has also lived in NC, Florida, Alaska, and the UK before returning, after her husband’s deployment, to start USC School of Law. After passing the bar, working with education nonprofits, and going back for her Masters in English, she’s set aside being an active attorney for now to focus on her health, writing, and raising her baby girl, Evy. Paula knows life does not usually go as expected, like being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, and sometimes it goes better, like eloping or adopting her best book review buddy, Evy! She binges on good tv, good books, good chocolate, good tea, and good conversation. She’s also a fan of winning, whether at board games or yoga. At home, she enjoys making art, music, stories, and tasty food with her family including two wild puppies, Poppy and Petra. Out and about, she enjoys being involved in theatre and music, like at Town Theatre, enjoying the outdoors and wildlife, attending Windsor United Methodist Church, shopping, volunteering, and traveling on the cheap! She does not enjoy laundry, social injustice, environmental destruction, the patriarchy, coffee, soda, kale, or pants. She’s excited and thankful to pursue her calling and bring her child up in this kid friendly town.

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