Has Your Wife Read This?

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Aaron Gouveia gives 1955 edition of ‘The Good Wife’s Guide’ some much needed updating.

Dad Will Always Catch You

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With a full-time job, and a hellish commute, Aaron Gouveia struggles to be there for his son. But somehow he makes it work.

Can You Hear Me Now?

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As the song ends, he launches into a whirlwind spin in the middle of the living room. Spinning and spinning, faster and faster, until…

The Breadwinner

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Does making more money than your wife make you more of a man?

This Year, Leave Mom the F@#k Alone

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For Mother’s Day this year, Aaron Gouveia plans to give his wife what she really deserves: peace and quiet.

To Spank or Not to Spank

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“Deflection” and “positive redirection” have nothing on a good old-fashioned spanking.

Going the Way of the Dodo

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Aaron Gouveia imagines all the low-tech things that will be extinct before his son ever knows them. Like rotary phones. And books.

A Potty Training Catastrophe

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Aaron cooks up a glorious scheme to help his son use the toilet, which proceeds to backfire (literally) all over him.

Behind Enemy Lines

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When Aaron Gouveia entered the land of parenting groups, he got the cold shoulder.

The Never Ending Job

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If every dad had to interview for the job, it might go something like this.

‘Breadwinner Wives’ Misses the Mark

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Who are the men behind “breadwinner wives,” and why are they given such disdainful treatment in Slate?

Hey New Guy, Buckle Up!

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“What to Expect When You’re Expecting” should be titled “What to Expect if You’re Expecting and You Have a Vagina.”

(Bleeping) Car

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Traffic came to a halt and we stopped. I let out a sigh and some grumblings. But I was not ready for the little voice that chirped from the backseat.

The Trojan Christmas

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“Merry Christmas, sweetie. Those should last you, what? A week?” my mom chirped cheerfully.

Outbreak!

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Until yesterday I had no idea how bad our malodorous monkey problem had become.

Scared Sh*tless

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I gave my son such a start that he crapped himself. That’s right. I’m a father who has literally scared the shit out of his son.