Being a stay-at-home dad has been beneficial for my two children and I in so many ways. I think the main thing, really, is that instead of just being dad, that person that's in his office or on the couch watching TV, they've really gotten to know me as a person, as more than just 'dad.' And I can relate to them emotionally, psychologically. I can be there at all their milestones and they know that I'm there for them on all those levels. My son especially, because he deals with a lot of male-specific issues, and so I can deal with him there. And for my daughter, she can see that ultimately she can just deal with men and boys on a normal level and it doesn't have to be this big, scary thing. So that's the main reason why it's been beneficial.