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I'm a 33-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.

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Best. Baby. Ever.

This post also appeared on www.capecodonline.com/blogs in the opinion section of the Cape Cod Times, a division of Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. If you had asked me what my favorite day of the week was a month ago, I would’ve said Saturday because I have it off and it’s the weekend. But now? Wednesday. Unequivicobally Wednesday! [...] [...]

Someone Call Harvard!

This post also appeared on www.capecodonline.com/blogs in the opinion section of the Cape Cod Times, a division of Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. Look, anyone who knows me realizes that I am a modest, humble person who hates to brag. I would never toot my own horn and I certainly would never stoop to the level of [...] [...]

Congratulations!

This post also appeared on www.capecodonline.com/blogs in the opinion section of the Cape Cod Times, a division of Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. A quick shout and congrats to frequent Daddy Files contributor Meri, whose daughter Danielle Rene was born last week weighing in at a healthy 8 lbs 2 oz, 20.5 inches long! She’s a cutie. [...]

The Baptism Post

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 know I promised I’d write this post at the beginning of the week, but I have been crazy busy with work lately. That’s actually a good thing because I’ve had some absolutely kick [...] [...]

I’m Such a Wuss

This post also appeared on www.capecodonline.com/blogs in the opinion section of the Cape Cod Times, a division of Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. My aunt usually watches Will on Friday but she’s in Arizona for two weeks on vacation, which means we needed to find someone to take care of Will. Thankfully, MJ’s cousins Katie, Jeff, Shelby [...] [...]