I was fortunate to be a happy homemaker when it was still a bit socially acceptable. I also lived somewhere where most of us were homemakers, and it was the best time of my life. I went back to school after my kids graduated from college, and became a nurse. I still managed to do it all, just not all at the same time. I'm sorry you're having so many physical difficulties, but happy for you to spend that time with your children. Running a house, raising children and all it entails is a fulltime job, but of course no help from the government for us.