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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