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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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Manscaping with Philips Norelco

Why haven’t I ever “manscaped?” Because I’ve traditionally maintained the belief that manscaping is for metrosexuals d-bags who sip $12 martinis and wear v-neck shirts. But then Philips Norelco sent me the Bodygroom Pro. [...]

Raising My Son Right

“How do I know if I’m doing a good job as a parent?” That’s the million dollar question for parents isn’t it? We spend time, money and a never-ending amount of effort on every aspect of our kids’ lives. We either work harder to afford good schools, or give up careers to teach them ourselves. We care for them physically, attend to every emotional need, teach right from wrong, read to them, have them read to us, drill manners into them, etc. It doesn’t happen all at once, but a little every day. It’s constant. And the whole time you’re wondering if any of it is actually sinking in, and hoping like hell it is. This weekend I got my answer thanks to two instances during our camping trip in Maine. [...]

Coming Home

By the time I get home from work I feel like the stop & go, stress-induced workday has torn away at my flesh like vultures. But I get out of the car and that’s when my day gets beautiful. [...]

Marital Exercises in Futility

They say the key to a happy, healthy marriage is finding common ground, finding mutually enjoyable activities and enjoying time spent with one another. Apparently “they” haven’t spent much time around me and my wife. [...]

Lube Up & Smell Better

When you combine sweltering summer temperatures and lots of exercise, the end result is me covered in sweat that’s soaked into my pores for hours on end, accompanied by the fact that I now smell like Bigfoot’s taint. Thank goodness Nivea helped me out. [...]