Stay at Home Dad

About a month ago, I made the decision to quit my job to become a stay at home Dad. In some ways it wasn't really a big change, since I have already been at home with the kids on parental leave since the summer. But now that I've actually quit my job, there's a permanent ring to "Stay at Home Dad". I'm now a dad with a capital D.

There's lots of reasons why Jen and I decided this was best. Heck, I even made a pros and cons sheet (one of those ones you make in high school and think will be too corny to actually use in real life). The main reason is that we think it will be best for our family. When I was back at work when Robin turned one, we had her in a home daycare two days a week with my Mom the other days and it was fine. We discussed the idea of me staying at home for just Robin, but I wasn't into the idea at the time. I liked my job and went through lots of school to get there.

But then Olivia came, and it was time to think things through again. This time, the stay at home vote won. As my pros outweighed the cons, the decision was made. Well, it wasn't really that analytical. In the end, it was really that both Jen and I thought this would be best for our family; less stress, good connection with the kids, and it just felt like the right thing for us.

Now I don't have anything against daycare, and as I mentioned Robin had a great one. I'm sure there are less good ones out there too, but this wasn't about keeping the kids out of daycare. Although, I do hope this helps form a good connection between the kids and their Dad.

So far, it's going pretty damn good.