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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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Memorial Day

What are you supposed to do and feel on Memorial Day? There are conflicting opinions as to what this day should be about. On one hand it’s a celebration. Barbecues, cookouts, parades, the unofficial start to summer…Memorial Day is festive, no doubt about it. But on the other hand, some people think there should be [...] [...]

May 31st, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Uncategorized | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

Pregnant = Scary

It’s only been a  little more than two years since I’ve dealt with “Knocked Up MJ.” But even though only a couple of years have passed, I seem to have forgotten one very important fact: Pregnant women are crazy. Seriously fucking nuts. I swear to all things holy that the following conversation happened this morning [...] [...]

May 27th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 13 comments - (Comments are closed)

What Makes a Marriage Work?

“I have great hopes that we shall love each other all our lives as much as if we had never married at all.” — Lord Byron Pick up any popular glossy magazine out there and you’ll inevitably read an article about improving your floundering marriage. The headlines read “Put the Spark Back in Your Marriage” [...] [...]

May 24th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Uncategorized | 13 comments - (Comments are closed)

My Son, The Devil

My son may or not be demon spawn. Look, I’m a die hard Boston sports fan. And even though that means I’m wicked fucking awesome, it also means that I overreact. A lot. To everything. When things are going well I gloat and talk like there will never be another bump in the road. Everything [...] [...]

May 20th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 22 comments - (Comments are closed)

Tempered Enthusiasm

“WE’RE PREGNANT!!!” I remember when we told everyone we were expecting our first child. It was spectacular. Everyone was so happy. And not just feigned happiness either, I’m talking zippety-doo-da, nitrous oxide overload happy. The plethora of reactions when you tell loved ones you’re pregnant for the first time include just some of the following: [...] [...]

May 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 12 comments - (Comments are closed)
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