Hey all - I'm a late blooming SAHD, been doing it for three years, took over when the kids were 10 and 13. I spent 20 years in the corporate career thing before doing this. So, actually I kind of tell folks it was a real early retirement / stay at home dad decision. I have gone through many of the same things I see other posters have i.e. extended family wierdness, funny reactions, great reactions, a year of adjusting my ego to the new role, the joy of having real freedom and best of all a much deeper connection to and relationship with my kids that would have would have never happened without becoming a SAHD.

Look forward to getting to being part of the group