From Overworked Corporate Guy to Stay at Home Dad - 2 Years In

Apr 81 min read

Left my job as a marketing manager making decent money to be home with the kids while my wife went back to work. Best and hardest decision I've made. Miss the adult conversations at the office and having money to just spend on whatever. Don't miss the 6am alarm or the stress dreams. What I've gained is actually knowing my kids. Watching my son learn to read, being there when my daughter has a bad day. That stuff is worth more than any paycheck honestly. The identity shift was weird though. Still getting used to saying I'm a stay at home parent instead of "I work in marketing."

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RRyanRegularApr 10

Mad respect for this decision. How do your kids react to having dad around all day now? My oldest barely notices when I'm home lol

DDaniel R.RegularApr 8

That's a huge shift. Are you finding it's actually less stressful than the marketing grind or just different kinds of chaos? Genuinely curious because my wife has mentioned something similar but I'm not sure I could do it.

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BBrandonRegularApr 9

This is awesome man. Two years in, how are you handling the financial hit? I left corporate life too but kept freelancing on the side to ease the transition. Your family must be eating well with you home though.