Ask HN: How do I pivot into SWE from being a stay-at-home dad?

Hi all, I graduated college from MIT in Mathematics in 2018, but since then, I've mostly done odd jobs like tutoring or playing the organ for churches. When my daughter was born, with the cost of childcare, it just made sense for me to stay at home. It's nice to be at home, but to be honest, this was never really my plan. My GPA was poor (2.9/4.0); I wasn't motivated in college and didn't 'apply myself.' I never did any internships, for instance. And my mental health was so poor, in addition to these hurdles, that I could never really motivate myself to find a 'real job' after graduation. That being said, I've done a lot of work on myself and have been doing a lot better over the past year or so. My wife and I are going to have another baby in March, and I want to use the time she has off to really work and try to pivot into software engineering (or a similar technical role). I think this will be important for my 'personal developm