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.

Grunt Work

My mom reminds me of an offensive lineman in the NFL. Now before you start to write me hate mail for calling my mom a fat, hairy beast of a 350-lb monster, just hear me out. And yes, if you’re wondering, I’m about to talk about parenting by using football as an example. I’ve done [...] [...]

December 13th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 9 comments - (Comments are closed)

Everything’s Ducky

“Are we raising a good kid?” That’s the million dollar question for parents isn’t it? We all wonder if we’re raising our kids to be good people. My son is 2.5 years old so really it’s hard to ascertain an answer to that question. It’s not like he can go out and volunteer at a [...] [...]

December 9th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 15 comments - (Comments are closed)

The Daddy Interview

What if every potential parent had to go through the job interview process? RECRUITER: “So, Aaron, you’re here for the father position right?” ME: “That’s right sir. But I have to admit I’m a little confused by the classified ad. It just says ‘self-starter and jack of all trades required.’ Can you be a little [...] [...]

November 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 9 comments - (Comments are closed)

Who Are These People?

I love pictures. If you’re anything like me and my wife, you have pictures everywhere. Hanging on walls, resting on bookcases, stored on the computer and even collecting dust in the basement. You remember, when people actually used to have film developed? Anyway… I’ve found that, especially after you have kids, life tends to morph [...] [...]

October 29th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 9 comments - (Comments are closed)

Autumnal Orgy

Fall is by far my favorite season. First of all, autumn brings what I call “Fat Guy Weather.” The infernal summer heat finally subsides which means the sweat underneath my man boobs finally disappears. Not to mention I get to break out my fine collection of sweaters. And because we’re in New England, it means [...] [...]

September 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Uncategorized | 6 comments - (Comments are closed)
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