I've been a full-time student for about a year now. This past semester I started taking my classes online instead of in a classroom to allow more flexibility and time for my kids (ages 5 and 8). I'll be done with my Bachelor's degree in the fall.Well, my ex-husband decided to sue me for custody a few months ago. I ended up having to take out a loan to pay for two lawyers. One where I live and one in the state he was suing me out of. He didn't win. His claims were completely baseless and honestly, out of the blue. I honestly had no idea it was coming. To say that I'm bitter and mad as hell is an understatement. My ex-husband obviously did all of this just to do it. I'm a great mother and there's literally no reason why any judge at all would have ever granted him custody and I'm sure he knew this. He was emotionally abusive while we were married and this was clearly just another attempt to disrupt our progress and happiness.Moving on, having to take out the loan put me in a financial bind that I was not experiencing before. So I started looking for employment to be able to cover the new expense. I was fortunate enough to have found that will be paying me close to what I was asking.Here's my dilemma, my whole reason for starting school online was to have more flexibility with my schedule. Clearly, that's now gone out the window. I will now be adjusting to a new schedule as a full-time employee and allocating my nights to my online schooling while of course, still being a mom. I know I'm not the first person on the planet to have ever done this. I know it's possible. It's just new to me. I'm scared that I'm going to fail somewhere. I'm very persistent and goal oriented so nothing will distract me from what I am seeking to accomplish. I'm just worried that I may burn out along the way.I guess I'm just looking for any type of advice or words of encouragement, personal experiences...Thanks for reading. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2JhkgZQ
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