Reply #3: I can't quit

[alarimer]

I quit once before and deeply regretted it. I felt like such a loser. I HAVE to finish. There is no question about that. I am doing this in order to get out of my crappy job. At my workplace I have absolutely no chance of advancement unless I have an advanced degree. In fact that is true of the whole field (marine biology). I cannot fail this time. I am nearly 40 years old and I have a job that only requires a GED. I am so much better than my job and no one will recognize it. So I need to finish, if I am to have anything resembling the career I always wanted. I am nowhere near where I wanted to be at my age. Some of that can be blamed on the job market and the competition but mostly it's my fault.