If a father came up to me and said, "I'm considering being a stay-at-home dad. What advice would you give me?" I mean, there's a litany of advice. But I think the main thing is be sure that you want to make this switch in identity. It's not just like turning a light switch on and off, stay-at-home dad, professional dad. There are so many other aspects, socially , culturally, etc. that you're gonna have to deal with that you're not even aware of. So I would say: Do you want to become this, essentially, new person? Do you want to step into this role that's traditionally been held by someone else? And own it and man up and do it and do it right. Don't be calling your wife at 11:00 if soup is boiling over; don't be a fool. Just get it under control. And that's a good way to think about all the things you're gonna have to deal with. Just get it under control and do it and adopt that new identity.