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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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Kids & Irish Drinking Songs

Country music and Irish tunes. When it comes to defining my musical tastes, that pretty much sums it up. I listen to one radio station, 98.1 FM out of Providence, that plays country music. I have one CD in my car, Great Big Sea, which is a Newfoundland Celtic band. And on the rare occasions [...] [...]

June 27th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 16 comments - (Comments are closed)

Men Need Friends Too

There is an interesting debate going on at the Good Men Project about whether dads-to-be should be allowed a bachelor party level night of fun with the guys before his baby is born. But in thinking about it, I believe we all missed a deeper issue. A lot changes when you have a kid. Many [...] [...]

June 22nd, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 31 comments - (Comments are closed)

Dads Are Always There When You Need Them

It’s a little belated, but here’s my Father’s Day post which first ran at the Good Men Project. My 3-year-old son stands on our bed smiling nervously. Squeaking with excitement as he creeps closer and closer to the edge, he peers down at the ground and then at my outstretched arms. No doubt assessing the [...] [...]

June 20th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

Evil Comcast

Even the best parents have dirty little secrets. Will has been watching movies On Demand, which has been extraordinarily helpful for the times we need him to quiet down and prepare for naps/bedtime. Through our cable company, Comcast, the movies are free and available anytime. And that is a wonderful, wonderful thing. Until Comcast decides [...] [...]

June 12th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 16 comments - (Comments are closed)

Missing My Son

It’s 8:35 p.m. and I just put my son to bed. That’s not surprising, since I’ve done that almost every night since he was born. But usually when I put him to bed I’ve already spent four hours with him, fed him dinner, played games, given him a bath and read books. And that doesn’t [...] [...]

June 9th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 12 comments - (Comments are closed)
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