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.

My Kid’s a Money-Maker

I had the day off yesterday so Will and I spent it with my parents. Well, to be honest, Will spent most of the day with my parents as I took the opportunity to get absolutely hooked on the hit TV show Sons of Anarchy. If you don’t watch it, start immediately. It’s unreal. But [...] [...]

September 23rd, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 12 comments - (Comments are closed)

Animal House

I’m staying at my parents’ house tonight and Will is already fast asleep. I’m here to catch up on True Blood and Entourage because I don’t have HBO spend time with my family and while my mom and I were waiting for our shows to start and for my dad and brother to get home, [...] [...]

August 31st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 13 comments - (Comments are closed)

Goodbye Old Lady

When I was 11 I broke my wrist. I was playing Nerf basketball with my brother and he took my legs out. I ended up landing on my wrist and snapping it. We had asked my grandmother to be the referee and call fouls. Granted, I was kind of a crybaby and I had a [...] [...]

June 9th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Uncategorized | 9 comments - (Comments are closed)

Grandma Goo-Goo

Last night I made the drive I’ve made so many times in my life. I parked the car, rang the buzzer and was let in. She was sitting in her chair, as always, and she was watching TV. The NBA Finals, no doubt rooting against the hated Lakers. I stroked her white hair and gently [...] [...]

June 8th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Uncategorized | 10 comments - (Comments are closed)
 
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