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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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We’ve Got a Biter

Not to mention we’re the new parents at the preschool and now we’re gonna be branded as the parents of the biter. I don’t care how thick you think your skin is, it’s really easy to crumble when it suddenly feels as though you’re the worst parents in the world when everyone finds out you’re raising a cannibal in training. [...]

November 14th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 11 comments - (Comments are closed)

Preschool Atrocities

We have not had good luck with daycares. We thought our first provider was a godsend and we viewed her as part of the family. But then we found out she was letting her personal problems affect how she handled Will, and it ended with her calling my son names IN FRONT OF HIM. Our [...] [...]

June 2nd, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 14 comments - (Comments are closed)

No Apologies

I was picking Will up from preschool yesterday when I turned the corner and saw him and another boy pushing each other. Normally this would be no big deal, but this has been an issue all week. When we ask him what he did at school, he says “(Name of kid) punched me.” Then he [...] [...]

February 18th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 16 comments - (Comments are closed)

The Journey Downstairs

On Friday I dropped Will off at daycare a toddler. This morning, he walked in a little man. The upstairs of the building is reserved for newborns and kids under 3. The downstairs is for the “big kids.” Preschool. For a few months now I’ve noticed Will is the oldest and biggest kid upstairs. And, [...] [...]

February 7th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 8 comments - (Comments are closed)

The Parent-Teacher Conference

Here we go. Judgment Day. It all comes down to this. On Monday we had our first parent-teacher conference at Will’s preschool. And if you think it’s more than a little odd and disconcerting to have a parent-teacher conference for a 2.5-year-old, you’re not alone. When I first saw the sign-up sheet I did a [...] [...]

November 28th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 12 comments - (Comments are closed)
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