I quit my tech job and became a stay-at-home dad. I sometimes feel lost because I'm not making money, but I still feel valuable.

The author is now a stay-at-home dad after quitting his tech job.

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• I quit my full-time tech job to build a photography business and take care of the house.
• I then became a stay-at-home dad when we had a baby, and I've had to deal with identity issues.
• It isn't easy, especially because I don't make money, but I still feel valuable.

My journey from tech worker to unemployed to stay-at-home dad has been grueling.

I met my wife while working at a tech startup in San Francisco.