On Being a Parent
The process of pursuing registered nursing in Canada is an interesting one. Nursing has clearly come a long way from the early days of apprenticeship schools (McPherson, 2003). Today Kelly went to UBC for his nursing school interview. I am sitting in the living room watching Desparate Housewives, Season 1 on DVD, and watching Deia in her playpen. She is hitting and clawing on the mesh side wanting to escape. She just picked up her pacifier and popped it in her mouth upside down. She is the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me. I love her more than anything. As I watch this amazing child that my husband and I produced I begin to think, work is quickly becoming a means to an end rather than the focus of my being as it once seemed 3 years ago when I embarked on my journey into my nursing career. I cannot help but think, is this thought the same one going through the minds of thousands of nurses across Canada, a united front of women who embarked on their journey in their early