Hi this is Papi,

Welcome to diggydaddy.com.  Here’s a little background about me and mine, and about my blog The Daddy Life.  Use it in the way of introduction or clarification if you’ve gotten confused on our crazy journey.

I’m a dad with two boys.  I’m a husband with one wife (is that clarification really necessary?)  I’m a professional musician and actor who occasional has a day job.  I see myself as a creative spirit who’s working hard to keep creative avenues open.  And I’m the daddy in diggydaddy.  But my boys call me, Papi.

My wife chronicled her pregnancy and early experiences with our boys in a small diary.  I never felt inclined to contribute, although I occasionally blurted out my incredibly witty commentary from a recliner in the living room.  She’d say, “Wow, that’s great stuff.  You should start a blog.”  So I did.

Ok, that’s NOT really how it happened.  A great short story though.

I would blurt out my thoughts for her diary and she would humor me and write something down.  I’ve been hesitant to read exactly what she’s written but let’s give her the benefit of the doubt. 

Even if I didn’t directly contribute I did think the diary was a great thing for the boys to have when they were older.  You know, so they can say, “What’s up Mom and Dad, didn’t we have a video (oops) digital recorder or a camera or something?”  Still, the idea of writing my thoughts in a “diary” just didn’t’ take with me.

Our boys lovingly refer to their mother as Mami (like Mommy but with a little more spice).  Mami is a working professional. 
 My oldest boy “Q,” occasionally referred to as “GQ,” is in preschool and my youngest son “JT,” occasionally referred to as “J” (but never just “T”) is in a toddler program.  Anyone lost yet?

I was home a lot with Q and JT before they started their school.  I never imagined I would be as involved with my children as I am.  And I love it.   For me, part of being a good parent is being an informed parent.  For Mami and me the internet has been invaluable for information about parenting.  Parent blogs, mommy blogs, daddy blogs etc., are a new part of that.

When the boys started attending school I found myself with more time and a renewed focus on finding and creating work for myself.  Then the recession hit.  Work all but dried up and so did what I considered my creative outlets. 

I began finding more and more parents writing about their parenting experiences online.  Most of those writing were moms.  I thought I’d try my hand at writing as a dad.  At first I wrote as a means of self expression with no thought of actually posting.  It seemed too personal.  But more and more the thought has appealed to me.  So I started my blog, The Daddy Life at diggydaddy.com.

Mostly I write stories about what I see in our daily lives.  I tell stories about adventures my boys are having or how I’m dealing with the adventures my boys are having.  Occasionally, I’ll write about Mami and me or about how friends and family affect me as a dad.  Since I began writing before I started posting I have some stories already written.  If a post appears clearly out of date I’ll do my best to indicate that it is a preblog story by writing “preblog” at the bottom. 

In the future I hope to expand the topics I reflect on and expand the categories that are available here at diggydaddy.com beyond the blog.  We’ll see how the learning curve goes and how readers respond.  Thanks for visiting and come back often for more adventures with Q, JT, Mami and me, Papi here on The Daddy Life at diggydaddy.com.