How's this sitch going Astrid? I kinda reminds me of me and my DH. I had an unfinished degree when we met... he was forever hounding me to complete it and because he was nagging I resisted on principle. Then I got a job at a school as a teachers' assistant and my colleagues encouraged me in a very positive manner to complete it so that i could become a "qualified" and "earn what i deserve" etc. So... naturally i enrolled and completed it! LOL The old saying "you gather more bees with honey than vinegar" is certainly very true! There is also the fable of the sun and the wind and their efforts to remove the man's coat... heard of that one? The wind blew with all his might but couldn't remove that damn coat! The sun shone his gentle rays down upon the man who sat down and shed his coat. Maybe your DH would benefit from reading stories like this to your DD?

Anyhow, my DH (banker) has never been to uni either and he doesn't have a clue about the admin nightmare that students have to deal with at the best of times He, like you, has gained his experience mainly from working 20 years for the same bank (started as a teller when he was 18). This bank occassionally gets in Deakin Uni to train the managers and provide courses that are condensed from a semester into a week's study. This is so that legally the managers can advise customers on certain services etc.

Now I have to complete a Dip Ed and I can be a teacher and DH is starting to apply the pressure again... however I think he understands that the needs of our family are now more significant now that we have 3 children as opposed to just 1. He knows that study for me at this time would require a Herculean effort AND what i do when he nags now is say "well, why don't YOU complete a few more approved subjects so Deakin will give you a full blown Business degree???" So I respond to a nag with a nag. That usually shuts him up.

Anyhow... continue to vent in here Astrid. And if all fails just be stoic and simply don't say anything.... men tend to understand silence better than words! It's usually their key strategy!