Up at mom & dad’s house over Christmas holiday, and trying to explain why making 100K/year working for the oil industry is totally unattractive to me, even with the option of bankruptcy looming. It feels like a step backward, not forward; I have nothing more to offer/learn from them; I am not at all interested; there are more important things than money, etc. None of these reasons appeases my father, and I remind him that I have not asked for his advice on the matter.

All I can think to do is keep exposing myself more socially in my city, keep reading/learning about things that interest me, and keep my eyes open for opportunities.