First of all congrats on making the first step in making your kids better! I'm the same age as you and was in a similar situation to you a few years ago. Everything was fine. I graduated high school and then went to community college. I was set on studying medicine even though ithe wasnt for me. I even graduated with my associates degree. Then I moved onto a pretty good university and took a few courses and the dreaded "organic chemistry". I failed all my classes and flunked out meanwhile my family was in transition to moving to another state. I moved with my family to an unknown state for alost a year. I was so miserable for half a year(didn't know anyone at the new state, didn't care looking for another job). I didn't even enroll in a university because I was so scared of flunking out again. We moved back to our original state and I made up my mind that I was just going to work for a little and then start school. I got a pretty good job and I recently just completed my first semester in another college while working full time and got good grades.

I know it's hard. Especially being our age when you feel like the world's burdens are on your shoulder. The only thing I understood is taking things one at a time and do the best you can. There's somethings out of my control and it's hard but I try to get my mind off them.

I still haven't figured out a lot of stuff yet but I know at least I'm moving forward. Good luck!