About Me

Babble.com's Top 50 Dad Blogs of 2011!I'm a 32-year-old father and husband born and bred in Massachusetts. I have a beautiful son named Will, a gorgeous wife named MJ who is far too hot to have married me, a dog I love and two cats I put up with. I'm a smart-ass former newspaper reporter with a penchant for turning a phrase, who decided to go corporate and is now enjoying life as a content manager for a website.

This blog is not just another "daddy blog." Sure I write about my son, but these pages are a record of my life. I don't just highlight the fun milestones like first steps, I also chronicle the "other stuff." The fights, the torment and the doubt that inevitably come with being a husband and father. It's not always puppy dogs and rainbows, but it is very real. And often there is beauty in the sadness, redemption in the struggle.

Thank you for checking me out, giving me a try and sticking around for the journey. If you'd like to contact me you can email aaron_gouveia (at) yahoo (dot) com.

A Whole Day With My Son

This post also appeared on www.capecodonline.com/blogs in the opinion section of the Cape Cod Times, a division of Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. I had a rare opportunity on Saturday and I planned to take full advantage of it! With MJ working during the day on Saturdays, that means I have Will all to myself. That’s rare [...] [...]

All’s Well That Ends Well

This post also appeared on www.capecodonline.com/blogs in the opinion section of the Cape Cod Times, a division of Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. It was a rough day all around. Work was tough for both me and MJ. She got out before me and went to pick up Will at my mother-in-law’s house. Then, when she got [...] [...]

I Hate It When…

This post also appeared on www.capecodonline.com/blogs in the opinion section of the Cape Cod Times, a division of Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. It’s Friday and I’m feeling a little frisky and rambunctious, so here’s a list of things and people who bother me. So without further ado, I hate it when: – Someone (and since we [...] [...]

The Witching Hour

This post also appeared on www.capecodonline.com/blogs in the opinion section of the Cape Cod Times, a division of Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. I’m not sure what’s been going on with Will the last two nights, but as soon as 8:30 p.m. rolls around he becomes the Devil. It’s not enough to say that he cries or [...] [...]

A Little Something to Lighten the Mood

This post also appeared on www.capecodonline.com/blogs in the opinion section of the Cape Cod Times, a division of Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. MJ was sad but she did well this morning and was able to leave the house without incident. I’m going to check on her at work later today but I think she’ll be fine. [...] [...]