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.

Battle the Fat

So I found a new blog and I’ve accepted another weight loss challenge. This one is Casey’s idea and it’s worth checking out. Especially since I’ve put on weight after losing 30 lbs in Weight Loss Death Match. Anyone can join so get on over to Casey’s blog and join in the fun. So let’s [...] [...]

October 20th, 2008 | Category: Uncategorized | 13 comments - (Comments are closed)

A Father-Son Talk

It’s minutes after the upstart Tampa Bay Rays knocked off my beloved Red Sox in Game 7 of the ALCS. And quite frankly I’m a little bitter. Not so much at the players themselves, as the Rays are a wildly talented bunch of young players who deserve to be where they’re at. And let’s be [...] [...]

October 20th, 2008 | Category: Uncategorized | 11 comments - (Comments are closed)