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.

Too Quick to Brag

I was talking with another dad a few days ago who has a daughter Will’s age. We bantered back and forth about fatherhood, diapers, our wives, etc, but specifically we were talking about babyproofing a house and how we keep our offspring contained long enough to do things like cook dinner and take showers. I [...] [...]

March 15th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)

Patience Rocks

Someone recently asked me what the most difficult part of being a father has been. The answer, hands down, is patience. Whether it’s having it, maintaining it or not losing it, patience is a virtue I lack. Unfortunately for me, when you’re dealing with a toddler it’s the one quality of which you need to [...] [...]

February 24th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 11 comments - (Comments are closed)

Daddy Slump

It’s Friday and that means it’s time for Fatherhood Friday over at Dad-Blogs. Head over there after you get done here to check out the wicked cool dad (and mom) bloggers who hang out there. Every hitter, no matter how exceptional he is, goes through slumps. Instead of belting the pitch out of the park, [...] [...]

October 16th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 13 comments - (Comments are closed)

And Her Name Was Anna

It’s Friday. And that means you should read this post and then immediately click on over to Dad-Blogs to read all the talented dads (and moms) who write about their lives on a daily basis. I promise, I would never steer you wrong so head on over there. He never expected it. It hit him [...] [...]

June 19th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Uncategorized | 14 comments - (Comments are closed)

FF: Take Time to Stop & Smell the Rocks

It’s Fatherhood Friday over at Dad Blogs so be sure to click on over and check out all of the talented moms and dads over there. Also, as you can tell Nate worked hard to find a new look for the Daddy Files site. Let us know what you think and if you have any [...] [...]

May 15th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Uncategorized | 21 comments - (Comments are closed)
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