About Me

Babble.com's Top 50 Dad Blogs of 2011!I'm a 32-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.

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)

What Kind of Dad Am I?

The red wagon cruises clumsily through the neighborhood with a blonde-haired boy in tow. All of the sand used to battle winter’s icy roads has collected in small islands on the street, creating a harsh sandpaper effect when sandwiched between the hard plastic wheels and the concrete road. The goofy golden retriever with her tongue [...] [...]

April 23rd, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 9 comments - (Comments are closed)

Will 2.0

Two years ago, if you asked me to describe myself, I would’ve said I was a husband. That I was a writer. A loyal friend. Not to mention a really, really, ridiculously good looking militant Boston sports fan. With the exception of the Derek Zoolander quote, I’m still all those things. But on April 3, [...] [...]

April 2nd, 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)

I Hear Dead People

We all have dirty little secrets. But with the blog, most of mine are exposed for all to see. And mock. But I have to admit, I’ve been holding out on you guys in one area. And now, I’m ready to face the music. OK, I can do this… I frequently attempt to commune with [...] [...]

March 20th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 11 comments - (Comments are closed)
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