About me
Charlie Moger
About ME? DaddyMoms is not about me.
DaddyMoms is for dads stretching and growing to fill two pair of shoes everyday. I are one and offer what you read here to help all the others who find it. But maybe you’re the kind of person who want to know the who behind the words. So, here’s a tidbit of my story.
Certain moments tattoo themselves inside our mind’s eye. March 23, 2002 is one for me. Tossing the cell phone to my mom, I hopped a Methodist Hospital elevator up to see my wife and new baby girl.
Moments later, life turned on a dime. Looking up the maternity ward hall, I saw a throng of people in medical scrubs in of many colors crowding the door to my wife’s room. A doctor emerged, intercepting me with news: my wife was in cardiac arrest. Her chance of survival? 10% It wasn’t enough.
One morning, boundless joy. The next, fathomless bewilderment. Death is messy. It rips up the tracks of our dream express, leaving boxcars of hope scattered and smashed. Friday morning, I filled out the forms to name our baby. Saturday morning, I was asked to provide legal identification of my wife’s body.
Our life was over, a new one began.
I’ve been chasing it ever since. Full-time single dad is a role I couldn’t have expected–and never would have chosen. Even if I had, how do you prepare to be father and mother to your children? I stumbled and bumbled my way along figuring out what worked often by first discovering what doesn’t.
I was just a father before my wife died. Today I’m a dad and a mom. I’ve done my best for my children. They’ve probably taught me more than I will ever teach them. My second daughter dubbed me, “DaddyMom.” It’s a name I wear proudly. A role I strive to fill humbly.
In addition to raising my four children and (somewhat) running our house, I also run two different businesses, produce a radio show, and volunteer at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Writing, photography and film are how I feed my soul.
DaddyMoms.com is a calling, an act of service. I’ve been lifted up along the way by angels among us. Giving back seems the best way of thanking them.
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