Reentering the Job Market

Are you willing to start a day care, than you can still stay home for your children, and yes there are a lot of tax breaks. My sitter had to drive her kids to school, and she had to take my child in the car with her (claim the car).

Apply for the disability if you can. One of the options that will come from that is help for gettng back into the work place. I applied for SSD and after acquiring it was introduced to the work program to be re-integrated into the work force. It is okay to accept disability just don't fall into it as a crutch. Many people get SSD and then give up and let the govt. take care of them. They are the ones that get the label and use it when ever and how ever they can. It is an excuse for them to be lazy. But for someone like yourself, you can use it as a tool to get back on your feet and move away from it. The govt. is all to eager to accept someone who wants to move off SSD.

There may be some tax advantage to getting you license/credential. If you set up in solo practice (as a tutor/substitute teacher) you can deduct many of your expenses: portion of your car (and all of its expenses: insurance, car washing, motor club, etc!), your home (and all of its expenses-heat,water, insurance, etc). Turbo tax will take you through all the possible deductions. Keep your receipts (a plastic bag in your glove box is adequate). You want to have financial flexibility for the long haul. I am a Speech/language Pathologist and have been in practice a long time. Working for yourself is not easy since you never have time off but it is sooooo worth it.
Good luck and don't worry. We are all here to support you.