Left my corporate job to freelance and be more present. Best decision ever made.

I was that guy grinding 60+ hour weeks, always on email, missed so much. Got laid off 2 years ago and honestly it was a blessing. Now I freelance from home, make a bit less but I'm here for my kids. I pick them up from school. I coach soccer. I meal prep on weekends. My wife says I'm a different person. The stress is completely different. Money's tighter sometimes but my mental health? Night and day. What I miss is definitely the title and the sense of climbing the ladder, but what I gained is actually being alive.