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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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Animal House

I’m staying at my parents’ house tonight and Will is already fast asleep. I’m here to catch up on True Blood and Entourage because I don’t have HBO spend time with my family and while my mom and I were waiting for our shows to start and for my dad and brother to get home, [...] [...]

August 31st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 13 comments - (Comments are closed)

FF: Random Friday Thoughts

Check out Dad-Blogs for all the wicked cool dad (and mom) bloggers showcasing their talents today. I hate e-mail forwards. Who doesn’t, right? Usually they’re trite, stupid, tacky crap and because of that I delete them instantly. Yesterday I received one and opened it accidentally, and I’m glad because it cracked me up. It was [...] [...]

August 28th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Uncategorized | 13 comments - (Comments are closed)

A Disturbing New Development

It’s been well documented here that I think it’s pretty hilarious when my boy fondles himself. Well not anymore. In a disturbing new trend, Will has picked up a bad habit. Namely he is constantly tugging the front of his diaper. He pulls and pulls and pulls until the top of it is down and [...] [...]

August 27th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Uncategorized | 17 comments - (Comments are closed)

MIA

Hey guys: As you probably heard, U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy has died at his Hyannisport home. That means I, along with all the other reporters, will be working around the clock and so I may not be able to post for a few days. Check back often though, I might be able to squeeze a [...] [...]

August 26th, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)

A Day Off? I’d Rather Work.

To me, a day off means just that. Off. As in, do nothing. A day off is a day to relax, to unwind and not to worry about all the shit that’s been plaguing me at work. I need to decompress from the considerable amount of stress I’ve been under, enjoy some time with my [...] [...]

August 23rd, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Uncategorized | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)
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