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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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Bad Grandma

My mother was hoping I wouldn’t write about this, but it’s too good to pass up. Last week my parents were nice enough to take me and Will out to lunch, and then drive us all the way back to the Cape. After a splendid meal at the Picadilly Pub, we packed Will and ourselves [...] [...]

February 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 8 comments - (Comments are closed)

Kids Pay Dividends

I had just finished showering on Monday when a small cyclone of blonde hair and cuteness whisked into the bathroom and started knocking on the glass shower door. “Hi Dadda,” said my rambunctious son. “Hi buddy,” I replied as I searched for a clean towel. Unfortunately, I forgot to grab one before I got into [...] [...]

February 16th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)

Fathers of Freedom

The Kevlar vest weighs a ton. At least 60 lbs. I wore it for 20 minutes before my shoulders and back started screaming in agony. The helmet and goggles impeded my range of vision. The HETS (Heavy Equipment Transporter Systems) I was riding in was not helping things either. It’s made for hauling M1 tanks [...] [...]

February 13th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)

Never Again

In the words of Sgt. Murtaugh, “I’m too old for this shit.” I am never drinking again. It’s been more than 24 hours and I still haven’t recovered. In my 20s I used to have a night like that, shake it off the next morning and start all over again. Now I have a night [...] [...]

February 9th, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)

Super Bowl Binge

The Super Bowl is all about excess. And I love it. Unless the New England Patriots are playing, it’s not really the game I’m into. Don’t get me wrong, I love football and I’ll be pulling for the New Orleans Saints this year because the hatred I have for that hayseed Peyton Manning knows no [...] [...]

February 6th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)
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