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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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Play Ball

We took Will to a Pawtucket Red Sox game (they’re the Boston Red Sox AAA farm team) on Sunday and it was really great. Well, it was great. It was kinda great. Really. Honestly, asking a 14-month-old kid to sit still for a 3-hour baseball game is a lot. That’s why I fully expected him [...] [...]

June 30th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Uncategorized | 11 comments - (Comments are closed)

Gay Marriage: Get Used to It

This column appeared at Debating Dad on Dad-Blogs! My son Will is only 14 months old, and although I think he’s smart enough to take and pass the SATs right now, he’s not currently enrolled in school. But just because he’s too young to be in the classroom, doesn’t mean I’m not paying attention to [...] [...]

June 29th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 8 comments - (Comments are closed)

It’s Just a Scratch!

I’m hopelessly addicted to geocaching these days. And since I have an extremely addictive personality, that means I need to indulge in my new hobby whenever humanly possible. So last night I was all prepared to go find a few local caches and I was impatiently waiting for MJ to get home from work. I [...] [...]

June 27th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Uncategorized | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)

A Vacation With Kids Is Anything But

Friday means it’s time to head over to Dad-Blogs for Fatherhood Friday. Tons of dads (and moms) are blogging like crazy and sharing some great insight over there on a weekly basis. So after you’re done here, head to Dad-Blogs for some good times and even better reads. Having a child changes everything. That’s what [...] [...]

June 26th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 15 comments - (Comments are closed)

Vacation Picture Post

I have an entire post planned regarding vacation before and after kids, but to be honest I’m too tired. I’ll get to it in a couple of days, I promise. Vacation was fun and I’m sad it’s over. Except in some ways I’m not. It’s a lot of work to take a 14-month-old to a [...] [...]

June 24th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Uncategorized | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)
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