Regarding family, it all depends on your relationship with them. Do you value their opinion so much that it alters your own? Are you scared that they will be mad at you and perhaps stop talking to you? Are you looking for ways to blame others for not taking the course because perhaps you don't really want to do it yourself? Do you simply desire everything to be on the up and up? I guess these are some questions to ask yourself, because it sucks having regrets in life, so make sure that you yourself are dying to do this (no pun intended) and then if you really want it, you will find a way to make it work, family or no family.
