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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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Newtown, Our Warped Gun Culture & Fear

The thought of nearly two dozen children shot to death in school is literally the most terrifying thing I can imagine. So with that fresh in our minds, why did tens of thousands of people buy the same weapon responsible for the killing less than 24 hours after the murders? It’s a sign we’ve gone horribly astray. [...]

December 19th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 21 comments

Should Parent Bloggers Swear?

I understand I’m a role model for my son. It’s something I take seriously and a responsibility I’d never shirk. But the idea that parent bloggers who drop an occasional F-bomb on their websites are in any way irresponsible is one I just can’t get behind. [...]

December 11th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 5 comments

Where Do Babies Come From? The Butt...Obviously!

Will knows babies grow in a woman’s tummy, but he was confused about how they make their grand appearance into the world. Out of curiosity, we asked him where he thought babies make their exit. His response will forever live in infamy. [...]

November 29th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | One comment

My Son Was on Jimmy Kimmel Live

As parents, we work so hard to take care of our children. We nurture them as babies, providing sustenance, food and shelter. We shower them with unrelenting love and guide them as they utter their first words and take their initial wobbly steps into the world. We wrap them in a blanket of love and security as they grow, because it’s important as parents that we always make them feel safe and protected. That bond between parent and child leads to a solid foundation of trust that should never be violated. Unless, of course, you can leverage all that trust to trick your kid on video and put him on national television. [...]

November 9th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 4 comments

Scaring My Son on Halloween

My poor son turned pale white, got the most scared-shitless look on his face I’ve ever seen, and flew up the stairs shouting “OH MY GOD THE GHOSTS ARE REAL! THE GHOSTS ARE REAL!!!!” [...]

October 25th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 4 comments
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