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.

Dads Are Always There When You Need Them

It’s a little belated, but here’s my Father’s Day post which first ran at the Good Men Project. My 3-year-old son stands on our bed smiling nervously. Squeaking with excitement as he creeps closer and closer to the edge, he peers down at the ground and then at my outstretched arms. No doubt assessing the [...] [...]

June 20th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 3 comments

Evil Comcast

Even the best parents have dirty little secrets. Will has been watching movies On Demand, which has been extraordinarily helpful for the times we need him to quiet down and prepare for naps/bedtime. Through our cable company, Comcast, the movies are free and available anytime. And that is a wonderful, wonderful thing. Until Comcast decides [...] [...]

June 12th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 16 comments

Preschool Atrocities

We have not had good luck with daycares. We thought our first provider was a godsend and we viewed her as part of the family. But then we found out she was letting her personal problems affect how she handled Will, and it ended with her calling my son names IN FRONT OF HIM. Our [...] [...]

June 2nd, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 14 comments

Spidey, Penis Glue & Cantaloupes

I’m sick. Sinus infection, earache and the early onset of pneumonia. I’m achy, I’m sore, I’m lethargic and I don’t feel like doing anything. Including parenting. Especially parenting. I have no scientific proof to fall back on, but I’d bet my left testicle kids can sniff out when parents are at their wit’s end and [...] [...]

May 25th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 11 comments

McDonald’s Gives an Inch(worm)

I am not a picky eater. My wife (bless her heart) can be a nightmare when ordering at restaurants. Just like Meg Ryan in “When Harry Met Sally,” she orders things very specifically and on the side and substitute this for that…let’s just say I cringe whenever she makes one of her “special requests.” And [...] [...]

May 23rd, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 8 comments - (Comments are closed)
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