Aaron Gouveia calls out the NYC moms who claim they want dads involved in the PTA, but criticize the way they run it.
Pinstriped Preschool Atrocity
August 19, 2011 By 3 Comments
Aaron Gouveia thought his son was at the perfect preschool…until he saw the hat they’d given him.
Forgiveness Is Macho
August 17, 2011 By 25 Comments
Lisa Hickey travels from Germany to the comments on a blog post to discover that forgiveness is an action word.
Damned if We Do, Damned if We Don’t
August 3, 2011 By 131 Comments
No wonder this is a confusing time for men. Chivalry is dead, and men are to blame.
When Was the Last Time You Cried?
July 14, 2011 By 3 Comments
We posed a question to men: when was the last time you cried?
Sex Should Be Its Own Reward
July 13, 2011 By 88 Comments
Seriously, when did it become OK to treat men like Pavlov’s dogs?
Dad Will Always Catch You
June 18, 2011 By 4 Comments
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?
June 8, 2011 By 3 Comments
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’ on the BBC
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‘The Breadwinner’ on the BBC
May 31, 2011 By 3 Comments
Aaron Gouveia appeared on the BBC World Service’s Newshour today to discuss ‘The Breadwinner’.
This Year, Leave Mom the F@#k Alone
May 5, 2011 By 9 Comments
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
April 11, 2011 By 31 Comments
“Deflection” and “positive redirection” have nothing on a good old-fashioned spanking.
Going the Way of the Dodo
March 24, 2011 By 4 Comments
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
March 11, 2011 By 5 Comments
Aaron cooks up a glorious scheme to help his son use the toilet, which proceeds to backfire (literally) all over him.
Behind Enemy Lines
March 3, 2011 By 11 Comments
When Aaron Gouveia entered the land of parenting groups, he got the cold shoulder.
The Never Ending Job
February 21, 2011 By 6 Comments
If every dad had to interview for the job, it might go something like this.
Vocalyze
“When I was in a men’s group in 1972, I distinctly remember feeling edgy when we would hug.”
“My son and daughter keep reminding me that things are changing.” The times they are a changin’ (comment and Marco Magnani video cover of Bob Dylan song.)