Well, this is my first attempt at blogging, but I must let my frustrations out somehow.
How hard can life get......I'm 35, married with kids, have to commute an hour each way to work PLUS taking 17 credit hours at the University --majoring in Electrical Engineering. The only way for me to do this is to ask work to split up my off days (meaning I work the weekends) in order to get days off in the middle of the week to attend class. I have no time off.
On top of this, I am also a Union Steward for my office (which sucks, but that is for more entries), prominent in the Boy Scouts so I can spend more time with my son, and a member of several other organizations.
My work in community college earned me a full ride scholarship to the University, BUT, I must take at least 12 hours of classes, and I must maintain a 3.5 GPA to retain the scholarship. I have never had a problem before with keeping my grades up, but I can feel myself burning out. I cant allow myself to fail at school, cause then my scholarship is gone. I dont have the choi needed to pay for school out of pocket, and I refuse to go further in debt. I cant quit work for obvious reasons, like mortgage, credit cards, wife, and son. I can in good conscience quit school either. I am viewing the upcoming degree as a safety net should shit hit the fan at work. Everyone who has recently or is currently employed knows how the job market and economy has been going.
Anyone out there got suggestions?
