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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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Fantasy Football For All

I received the following e-mail from a curious Daddy Files reader a few days ago: Dear Aaron, I saw you mentioned fantasy football in one of your posts and as a wife to a guy who is obsessed with it, I need to know WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL?? As far as I can tell [...] [...]

August 28th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 13 comments - (Comments are closed)

Excitement Galore

I know, I know. It’s been more than a week since my last post. Inexcusable really, but I’ve had a lot of excitement in my life lately. First of all, my good friend Christine got married last Friday. She was absolutely beautiful, her husband is a kick-ass guy and the wedding was phenomenal. And if [...] [...]

August 26th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)

#%*@ I’m Old

Birthdays. They ain’t what they used to be. Yesterday, my 31st birthday, started off in dubious fashion. As in my wife forgot about it. She overslept, rushed into the shower, didn’t even have time to get Will ready while I showered and then left for work. But I couldn’t give her too much shit because [...] [...]

August 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Uncategorized | 15 comments - (Comments are closed)

Kiss My Butt

I think it went right under the radar because of everything else that’s been going on, but we’ve started potty training Will. And it sucks. Today alone we went through a half dozen pairs of underwear. He pissed through five and took a huge dump in the sixth. I hate this. I’m very impatient and [...] [...]

August 15th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 16 comments - (Comments are closed)

What Would You Do?

I’m in a bind. Earlier this week I was picking Will up at daycare. I routinely spend a few minutes chatting with my provider. When I asked how Will did that day she smiled and told him to repeat what they say before meals. At that point, to my displeasure, Will said “God is great, [...] [...]

August 12th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 40 comments - (Comments are closed)
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