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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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Rockin’ Rock Hill

Actually that’s completely untrue since I’ll be traveling to Rock Hill, SC for business. But it sounds good. As cool as a couple of days living the bachelor life in a new city sounds, I’ll probably be holed up in my hotel room after work calling my wife and asking her to hold the phone [...] [...]

TOM-TOM is a Stinking Liar

No, Tom-Tom is not the nickname of a friend of mine. Tom-Tom is my navigation system and it has served me well in my endeavors as a journalist. When I’m lost, I simply plug Tom-Tom in and he guides me home. Dare I say he has become a trusted friend of sorts, or at least [...] [...]

Vermont was AWESOME!

So we’re back from Vermont and quite honestly, I wish that wasn’t the case. We stayed in a 3,800 sq. foot farmhouse in the middle of nowhere and it was spectacular. It had a game room with an old school tabletop shuffleboard game which we basically wore out. It had a HUGE fireplace which we [...] [...]

A Challenge, An Update & a Weekend Away

First, the challenge: Cape Cod Gal and I are in the middle of a weight loss challenge, but we’ve come up with a little side bet between the two of us. The contest begins Nov. 1 but prior to that, we will both go into a professional health club and have our body fat measured. [...] [...]

Marital Translation Issues

I’m a very literal person. I also have this crazy thing I do where I listen to what my lovely wife says and then I do exactly as she asks. You’d think that alone would be the key to avoiding problems and fights. You’d be wrong. Never was this more apparent than Monday night when [...] [...]