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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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Bloggin’ Ain’t Easy

“What the hell are you always doing on that computer?” Ever since I started my blog and began dabbling in all the corresponding social media accoutrements, that phrase has escaped my wife’s lips on multiple occasions. I don’t blame her. My wife, bless her heart, is largely ignorant of all things Internet so it’s not [...] [...]

April 30th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 15 comments - (Comments are closed)

Her Shit Don’t Stink

Apparently all farts aren’t created equal. I’m tired of it. I’m sick of the discrimination and the banishment. Why am I destined to live life as a second class citizen, when everyone else who lives in my house does the same thing, but minus the derision, snide comments and piercing looks of death? Yup, we’re [...] [...]

March 26th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 17 comments - (Comments are closed)

My Wife Rocks

My buddies at Dad-Blogs had a fantastic ideas last week, and that was for all of us fathers to write something complimentary about our wives. And it couldn’t have been more timely. I’m very proud of MJ, and I’m eternally thankful for her. But today, I’m extra proud. Because today, my wife is going back [...] [...]

January 25th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)

Go F*ck Yourself Tiger

Read what other dads think about the Tiger Woods fiasco at Dad Blogs! “I’m Tiger Woods and I want my privacy.” That’s been the refrain on Tiger’s website, where he has offered a half-assed apology for his actions while simultaneously delivering a sharp criticism to the evil media who just won’t seem to leave poor [...] [...]

December 3rd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 23 comments - (Comments are closed)

Co-Sleeping: Unnecessary & Dangerous

This article originally appeared over at Dad-Blogs. Click over there when you’re done for some other great reads. There are certain topics amongst new and expectant parents that are guaranteed to incite controversy and heated debate from both sides. Breastfeeding vs. formula, cloth diapering vs. disposables, the proper age to start a baby on solids [...] [...]

July 15th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Uncategorized | 25 comments - (Comments are closed)
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