I lost my job while my wife was pregnant. It turned out to be exactly what my family needed.

After a layoff and job search, Sebastian Robison and his wife decided he should stay home with their sons. Courtesy of Sebastian Robison A layoff and a monthslong job search led Sebastian Robison to become a stay-at-home dad. He used AI to build projects while adjusting to life outside the corporate workforce . Robison said the layoff ended the intrusive work thoughts that once followed him home. Sebastian Robison, 39, lives near Brisbane, Australia, and was laid off from an auditing job in late November. After hunting for a new role for about six months, Robison and his wife decided he should stay home to care for their sons. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity. For seven years, I'd worked a job in assurance and auditing. One day at the end of last year, my boss and I sat down for our weekly meeting.