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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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The Husband, the Wife and the Wardrobe

I love my wife. She not only knows what I need, she knows me well enough to realize I’m my own worst enemy. So instead of throwing down the hammer like a lot of wives, she allows me to think I’m still in charge while silently and thanklessly helping me improve. [...]

March 2nd, 2013 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 3 comments

Found Treasures, Future Letters and Advice From the Past

Even before Will was born I wondered what he’d look like, how he’d act as a toddler, taking him to Fenway & Gillette for the first time and how he’d act as a precocious teenager. But then I stopped because I remembered my own teen years and the mere thought of being on the other end of that hot mess scared the holy hell out of me. So I decided in that moment to write a letter to future Will, eight years from now on his 12th birthday, which I’ll keep and hopefully read in the future when I’m ready to tear my hair out. [...]

December 14th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Working Parents Have a Tougher Job Than Those Who Stay at Home

Working parents give 110% just like stay-at-home parents, but it’s split between work and home. But you know what happens when you give 55% at work and 55% at home? You constantly feel like you’re not doing enough in either role and you’re perpetually torn between the two. While stay-at-home parents can say with complete certainty they’ve devoted themselves to their kids, working parents are in limbo. They have to work to bring in money so their spouse can afford to stay at home, but they can’t work so much that they become strangers to their families. But the line between work and home is constantly shifting or being redrawn in the sand. [...]

November 29th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 60 comments - (Comments are closed)

It’s All About the Climb

For better or worse, what I love about marriage is getting to experience a journey with the woman I love. To enjoy the good times, weather the bad and take pleasure in an adventure that lasts a lifetime. So when someone asks me what the reward is after you make it to the summit, I don’t hesitate with my answer. The reward is being lucky enough to continue the trek all the way to its end. Together. [...]

August 17th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Mr. Nice Guy Is a Douchebag

Women like assholes. Protest all you want, but it’s true. In college I transformed myself into a dick. I became a well-known philanderer, dating several women at once even when I had a girlfriend. The only times I wrote poems or bought flowers were when I was in the dog house. I acted disinterested, aloof and I was thoroughly inconsiderate of women. It was all a marked departure from my Mr. Nice Guy former self. And guess which personality got more girls? [...]

August 1st, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 13 comments - (Comments are closed)
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