Hi Sunfish,
I have done several EFATO exercises, but not the detailed 'forced landing' stuff yet. Having said that, I guess the speed of your decision making will come with practice - it's like learning those 'before landing' checks off by heart - first time it's laboured and adds to the mental overload - gradually gets easier.
I was on a (management) course a while ago with a gliding instructor (owned his own school) who was also a PPL. He was complaining that, as a very experienced glider, he could put a plane down in just about any field from almost any position, but on revalidating his PPL for the forced landing his instructor insisted he do the spiral descent/circuit and that totally screwed him up!
Keep up the practice.
Welcome Capt. Karl. As has been said, this is a very good place to discuss your flying. Don't worry about the occasional negative response from 'les miserables', we try to encourage them to leave asap! My wife gets fed up with me talking about flying too - so I understand your situation with your parents - they just don't get it do they? What are you learning on?
Paul