“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sex or Tech: Which Is Harder to Give Up?
Aaron Gouveia is going to have to say “tech.” But don’t tell his wife.
I Let My Son Fall and Fail
A playground encounter forces a dad to assert his right to parent.
Hey New Guy, Buckle Up!
“What to Expect When You’re Expecting” should be titled “What to Expect if You’re Expecting and You Have a Vagina.”
The Breadwinner
Does making more money than your wife make you more of a man?
Sex Should Be Its Own Reward
Seriously, when did it become OK to treat men like Pavlov’s dogs?
My 4 Year-Old Thinks He’s Fat
Aaron Gouveia thought that because he was raising a son, he wouldn’t have to deal with body image issues… Boy, was he wrong.
Not Everyone Gets to Go Home: The Sad Truth of Sick Children
Aaron Gouveia endured a living nightmare when his infant son became seriously ill, an experience that made him grateful for his son’s recovery and sympathetic to the parents who weren’t as lucky
Adrian Peterson, Child Abuse, And Why It Doesn’t Matter If That’s How You Were Raised
People who were raised with corporal punishment and say “But I came out just fine” are wrong, writes Aaron Gouviea. Those people did not turn out “just fine” because they still think that using weapons against a child and beating them bloody is acceptable behavior.
Is It Acceptable to Wear Pajamas at Your Kids’ Bus Stop?
Aaron Gouveia is locked in a debate for the ages with his wife, all about the appropriateness of wearing pajama pants outside of the house
Frozen Turned My Son Gay
A Mormon blogger is claiming that Disney’s new blockbuster is turning children gay, inspiring Aaron Gouveia to cast a critical eye towards his “Frozen”-loving son
Parents: “Good Enough” is the New “Having It All”
Aaron Gouveia thinks parents are setting the bar too high, and that real happiness is having enough.
Football or Family? QB Joe Flacco Misses the Mark
Superbowl MVP Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens missed the birth of his second child to play in his team’s home opener. Football fan Aaron Gouviea weighs in on work and fatherhood.
Three Generations of Patriots Fans
Aaron Gouveia remembers the Patriots in the old Sullivan Stadium—“a craptastic team in a rundown pit of a stadium.” But through the years, through the generations, he’s loved every minute of it.
“Don’t Treat My Daughter Like Property—That’s MY Job!”
Aaron Gouveia looks at the “rules” some fathers are setting for their daughters and hopes he is never ever ever like that.
Survey Says! Women Are Less Likely to Support Stay-at-Home Dads
Survey finds men and women both support giving up their careers to be stay at home parents, but women are far less willing to let husbands stay home