Popular Post Mrs Tiggywinkle Posted March 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) I passed an incredibly difficult national board exam—flight paramedic. It has anywhere between a 46-55% first time pass rate, and I passed on the first time. I called my mom all excited and she immediately launched into me about how many hours I’ve been working and moms shouldn’t work that much(it’s been a theme; and I have been working a lot because all of our expenses shot way above what we’d budgeted), and basically I should be at home with my kids(who are usually with DH when I’m working and I’m home when he’s working). She’s still clinging to the vestiges of 1990s homeschool culture and annoyed, I think, because she gave up her nursing career that she loved to homeschool, and none of her daughters have done the same. It hurt, because I was riding high. Would anyone like to be my mom today and be excited for me? Edited March 16, 2022 by Mrs Tiggywinkle 82 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Congratulations on a great achievement! You did great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Ugh I am sorry she wasn't excited for you. I am! Congrats!!!! I am super proud of you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eos Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Well done! You worked so hard and see how you did exactly what you set out to do! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Congratulations!! That's a very significant achievement! Moms, flex and bend all the time and do amazing things for their family....which you are doing. Go celebrate! 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 AHHH. I"m sorry your mom wasn't happy for you. And WAY TO GO! YAY YOU! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Congratulations! Having a virtual celebration on your behalf. 🥳 I'm sorry your mom isn't being supportive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Great job!!! Congratulations!! 🎉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Wow, how impressive! Way to go with the exam! Congratulations!🥳 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Congratulations!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Yay! Way to go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 🎉🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳 Well done! You deserve to be congratulated for all your hard work and dedication! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Congratulations! I am so excited for you! I hope you can celebrate and put what your mom said behind you. So glad you posted because I know we are thrilled for you! 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Congratulations! We're very proud of you for doing this, and on the first attempt! Way to go!!🥳 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insertcreativenamehere Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 That is a great accomplishment! Congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Mom version-Congratulations. I am so proud of what you have accomplished. I knew you could it. Me to you- That is fantastic. I know this was a ton of work. I bet at least one of your kids will think your job is so cool. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Congratulations! That's a wonderful achievement, and it's an important job. One dd worked transport (I think it was only ground) when she was a PICU nurse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 That’s amazing! Good work! I’m sure it has nothing to do with you & us 100% a comment on her feeling judged because her kids made different choices. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Woo Hoo! I 💙hearing about adults who continue to follow their own passions, especially (!!!!) after having children. You deserve double congratulations, by completing a very difficult study program, while having kids and a family to care for! You rock!!!!! Congratulations!!!🎉 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scbusf Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Great job! Congratulations!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Yay for you! Congratulations!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Tiggywinkle Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Katy said: That’s amazing! Good work! I’m sure it has nothing to do with you & us 100% a comment on her feeling judged because her kids made different choices. It is. My dad worked really hard to support a wife and large family on one income and it was a time when dads didn’t have as much to do with child raising. Unfortunately it resulted in my mom doing all the homemaking/child raising/homeschooling with rare breaks and my dad traveled for work, often leaving on Sunday night and not coming back till Friday. I grew up not really feeling like I knew my dad. DH is very involved in child raising and is home with the kids when I work and I’m home when he works. (Two weeks a month MIL does watch the kids overnight for a Tuesday and a Thursday when our schedules overlap, but that’s also an issue because my mom never had any family support.) This is really a huge deal to me and it just kind of hurt. You guys are the best. 🙂 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Congrats!! That's amazing. We should switch mom's mine is upset that I am wasting all those brains just being a mom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Kudos to you, @Mrs Tiggywinkle! What a wonderful accomplishment. What is the next step for you? Regards, Kareni 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wathe Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Congratulations! From another work-shiftwork-in-healthcare-fulltime mom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Wow! You're amazing! What an accomplishment! The Hive is so proud of you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 What an awesome accomplishment!! I’m very proud of you 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 You deserve a very large dose of congratulations!-- passing that test on the first time is an achievement, doing it while working FT+ is another achievement, doing it after mess that Covid has made is also an achievement, doing it while being a wife and mom FT+ is yet another achievement. Well done - many times over! 🙂 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 You always impress me with your smarts and tenacity. Well done daughter. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Hurray!! Congratulations!! What a phenomenal job! I'm excited for your opportunities ahead. My sister did that job for a long time, and loved it! Just brush that other opinion off. You are so awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VickiMNE Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Congratulations!!!! Rejoicing with you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Congrats!! That's wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Fabulous!!!!! Well done!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌟🌟🌟🌟💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥🏆🏆🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈 Wish we could all be there to celebrate with you!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyH in NC Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Congratulations! Good work. That sounds like an incredibly stressful test, and I am so proud of you and all of your hard work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Congratulations! What an important skill set--I grew up rurally, and I've had relatives and friends who needed air transfer to a trauma facility. It's so very important; I'm a little teary thinking about it because it's such a big deal. Everyone I know who lives rurally knows someone (probably several) who has been evacuated this way for a trauma because everyone knows almost everyone. Every time I pass a rural helipad (can be creative locations, such as a "turnaround spot" right next to a forested road!), I am grateful for people who do this. So many lives saved. Thank you! Prayers for safety and that you'll enjoy this new adventure! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTVKath Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Woohoo!!!! Awesome job!!!! My 21yo nephew is struggling to pass his EMT exam to be a firefighter so I know the flight EMT exam must be very difficult. Congratulations on passing!!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Good job! Super proud of you and inspired by you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeLovePassion Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Woohoo!!! Way to go! That is seriously awesome! Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 CONGRATULATIONS!!! 🎉 That is such a huge accomplishment! Both my dds have toyed with the idea, but I think they’re finding it too intimidating right now. Maybe someday. In the meantime, as someone who lives in an area where this stuff is crucial, THANK YOU! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 You are AMAZING!!!!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanin Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 That's amazing!!!! Congratulations!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Tiggywinkle Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, Carrie12345 said: CONGRATULATIONS!!! 🎉 That is such a huge accomplishment! Both my dds have toyed with the idea, but I think they’re finding it too intimidating right now. Maybe someday. In the meantime, as someone who lives in an area where this stuff is crucial, THANK YOU! It’s pretty crucial here too. We’re an hour and a half from a really good hospital and people get flown frequently. I don’t know that I’ll pursue flying right yet—the newest helicopter base is 2 hours away and those are always super competitive jobs. But I get a $1.50 an hour raise and can take critical care ground transports at my employer now, which is really needed. People on vents; multiple IV meds that paramedics don’t usually carry, chest tubes, surgical airways, intra-aortic balloon pumps and the like. We get a decent amount of those hospital to higher level of ICU care transfers and only have two other credentialed specialty care medics. So it’s pretty useful now. I also really wanted the knowledge. And I like challenges. 🙂 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Camper Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Wow, that's a huge accomplishment. Congratulations!! Your mom's reaction must have hurt - I'm sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Amazing job! We are proud of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Congratulations!!!! My mother is almost certainly alive today because of flight paramedics-it's hard and needed. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I'm so proud of you, congratulations! 🎉🎉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 That’s awesome!!! Flight paramedics are always in such demand—their work saves lives that would be lost if patients had to go by ambulance. That’s a hard exam and you studied and passed while doing so much else. Well done!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 4 hours ago, Mrs Tiggywinkle said: I passed an incredibly difficult national board exam—flight paramedic. It has anywhere between a 46-55% first time pass rate, and I passed on the first time. I called my mom all excited and she immediately launched into me about how many hours I’ve been working and moms shouldn’t work that much(it’s been a theme; and I have been working a lot because all of our expenses shot way above what we’d budgeted), and basically I should be at home with my kids(who are usually with DH when I’m working and I’m home when he’s working). She’s still clinging to the vestiges of 1990s homeschool culture and annoyed, I think, because she gave up her nursing career that she loved to homeschool, and none of her daughters have done the same. It hurt, because I was riding high. Would anyone like to be my mom today and be excited for me? Congratulations to you! Awesome job, and you are a wonderful mother and role modeling huge awesome sauce to your kids! Rock on, woman!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 HipHip Hooray! 🎉 You are meeting your kids' needs. You are meeting your community's needs, too, and you did a great job on your exam! 🥳 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 You're amazing! Go You!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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