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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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A Guy’s Guide to the Perfect Super Bowl

First of all, I want to thank Cape Cod Gal and her husband for babysitting for us at the last minute last night so MJ and I could go out to dinner. Not only is she a great blogger, but a fantastic babysitter to boot. Now to the business at hand… Super Bowl Sunday is [...] [...]

WIC Unfair to Non-Breastfeeding Moms

I went to a Daddy & Baby pizza party at Cape Cod Hospital last night. It’s the same one I’ve been going to since Will was born. I like it because I get to hang out with other dads, listen to speakers with helpful information and there’s free pizza and soda. Last night, some very [...] [...]

Mashed Potatoes!

What do you do when you have writer’s block and can’t think of anything good to write? You post video snippets of your adorable son eating mashed potatoes, that’s what! [...]

Curling Casualty

Let it never be said I’m not completely honest, even when it involves my total humiliation. So I was at curling last night and I actually ended up playing two matches. One as a substitute for a team that didn’t have enough players and then my real match. When it was time to throw my [...] [...]

100-0 is Over the Top

I’m sure you’ve all heard of the now infamous girls varsity high school basketball game in Texas last week that ended with a score of 100-0. If not, you can read about it here. But if you don’t feel like clicking, here’s the rundown: Two girls varsity high school teams were playing each other. From [...] [...]