I think you should take advantage of the opportunity of having help while it's available. I have three kids and I will be turning thirty tommorrow. I will be starting a LPN program in Aug. My mother was a huge help to me when she was alive. I regret not going back to school while she was still here. She would have definitely took my kids all three of them for a year, so that I could advance myself. I know you love your kid, but you and your child will reap the benefits from being away from each other for that year. TRUST ME. Good luck, Latonna