It wasn't too long ago that my wife and I pondered the question "Are there any legitimate work from home jobs" ourselves.  We did a ton of research and realized that a lot of them would work, but some took a ton of work.  Being able to make good to excellent money in just a few hours a day was the key for us.  If you look around you will find plenty of legit work from home opportunities.

Good luck!

Any children oriented jobs can be run from home. Like arranging children’s parties. Like to write? Write articles, etc.

Most are lots of work for very little money. Here is a blog from a woman who is trying out some of the more legitimate ways of making money online. http://betterbyday.blogspot.com   She is blogging about here experiences, what works and how much money she is making.