It had only been a couple of months into the 2009-2010 academic school year at Sinclair Community College when Paige Schmerber found out she was pregnant – but that didn\u2019t stop her from coming to class.<\/p>\n
Schmeber says she kept taking classes all the way through spring quarter, while also holding a manager\u2019s position at a tanning salon. Weeks later on June 25, 2010, she gave birth to Micaela Boscarino and nothing has been the same since.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s definitely not easy. You\u2019re on her schedule. She doesn\u2019t care if I want to type a paper or read a book,\u201d Schmerber says. \u201cSchool used to be number one and now it\u2019s like number three.\u201d<\/p>\n
Being a mom has made her more motivated to finish her degree though, because she says it\u2019s not only for herself now.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery class that I take, every decision I make involves her,\u201d she says. \u201cSo, me going to school and getting an education is going to help her in the future – not just benefi t me, but it\u2019s going to benefit her too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blocking time to study, getting to class earlyand sometimes staying late, and the help of family is what she says helps her keep everything together.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have to say \u2018that hour is going to be dedicated to school and nothing else,\u2019\u201d she says. \u201cOtherwise I would never get it done if I say, \u2018I\u2019m going to do it tonight or in the morning\u2019 because I don\u2019t know when she\u2019s going to be awake. Anything can change. Kids are unpredictable.\u201d<\/p>\n
As hard as it is sometimes, she says she tries to keep her school and personal life separate.
\n\u201cYou have to focus 100 percent on your class. Of course I always have my phone on just in case anything were to go wrong,\u201d she says. \u201cIt gives me piece of mind, you know, being a mom.\u201d<\/p>\n
Micaela means the world to her she says, and at the end of the day she is all that matters.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe makes me feel complete. I could be having a horrible day and that little two tooth smile – she is so cute – it totally turns my day around,\u201d she says. \u201cWhen she sees me when I come home, she has her arms wide open and she wants to give me hugs and kisses. It\u2019s really cute. That\u2019s what I have to look forward to.\u201d<\/p>\n
For other students who might be in similar situations, Schmerber says to try not to take a lot of time off from classes because it just makes it harder to come back.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t quit. Don\u2019t give up. It\u2019s worth it in the end. It might not seem like it now but it is worth it in the end,\u201d she says. \u201cBeing a mom is awesome and I hope everyone is blessed with being able to have children. I love her so much.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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