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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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The Parent-Teacher Conference

Here we go. Judgment Day. It all comes down to this. On Monday we had our first parent-teacher conference at Will’s preschool. And if you think it’s more than a little odd and disconcerting to have a parent-teacher conference for a 2.5-year-old, you’re not alone. When I first saw the sign-up sheet I did a [...] [...]

November 28th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 12 comments - (Comments are closed)

Avada Kedavra

While most of my fifth-grade peers were reading the Baby Sitters Club and Choose Your Own Adventure books, I was knee deep in Stephen King’s macabre world of murderous classic automobiles, axe-wielding hoteliers and unfortunate authors whose caretakers chop off their feet. It’s safe to say my parents were pretty liberal with what I read [...] [...]

November 22nd, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 16 comments - (Comments are closed)

The Daddy Interview

What if every potential parent had to go through the job interview process? RECRUITER: “So, Aaron, you’re here for the father position right?” ME: “That’s right sir. But I have to admit I’m a little confused by the classified ad. It just says ‘self-starter and jack of all trades required.’ Can you be a little [...] [...]

November 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 9 comments - (Comments are closed)

These Dads are Good

Journalism is my job and I love it. But writing about being a father is my passion. Up until now I’ve strictly used my own blog to talk about all things parenting. But in the nearly three years I’ve been doing the daddy blogger thing, I’ve also been able to meet some truly great guys [...] [...]

November 16th, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)

Proud To Be Lame

We’re in a recession. Only the well-to-do folks with bottomless pockets out there are immune to the financial woes currently affecting millions of Americans. If you’re anything like me you’re cutting corners wherever you can, whether that means getting rid of HBO, eliminating going out to restaurants or making the painstaking decision to seriously curb [...] [...]

November 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 25 comments - (Comments are closed)
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