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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 | 23 comments

Don't Vote for Anyone Who Doesn't Vote for Gay Marriage

Mitt Romney thinks homosexuality is wrong. That’s his right. But electing a leader in this day and age who won’t even entertain a discussion with a constituent regarding basic human rights? Big mistake. [...]

September 15th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 7 comments

Colorado Shooting Brings Out the Worst in Parent Bloggers

Parents are a judgmental lot. Parent bloggers have turned judgment and ridicule into an Olympic sport. And never has that obnoxious trait been on display in all its wretchedness more than the past 36 hours. [...]

July 21st, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 15 comments

I’m Thankful for Sarcasm

It’s not that I’m not grateful for all the great things in my life. I am. And I express that thanks to those people throughout the year. So what I’m going to do this time around is tap into my inner dick and bring you a sarcastic List of Things I Should be Thankful for If the World Wasn’t Totally Fucked. You might not want to read this one around the old Thanksgiving table tomorrow. [...]

November 23rd, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 9 comments - (Comments are closed)

Tom Brady is Right: Get Nice & Lubed Up!

It’s important not to drink and drive or get so drunk you lose control. But drinking at a football game is fun, it’s not against the law and Tom Brady did nothing wrong by encouraging it. Yet these yuppie, do-gooder morons can’t help but tell us that drinking and swearing at a professional sporting event built on violence and brute strength will somehow irrevocably harm our nation’s youth. [...]

September 15th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)
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