Thanks and Misgivings: A Remarried Dad Looks Back and Ahead
I’m looking at a photo of myself topless. I’m five years old, playing the role of an Indian in my kindergarten Thanksgiving Day play, red war paint on my chest and cheeks, and a paper feather painfully stuck in my head. I remember being much more concerned about exposing my naked chest than about some historical sit-down between Pilgrims and Indians. Thirty-five years and many thousands of tuition dollars later, I s

A Question of Affection
As a dad of four beautiful girls (and a lovely wife) affection, and the subsequent display, has never been a question inour household. There’s lots of “loves” (as we call them) to go around for everybody. Snuggles, hugs, and kisses abound.  But now I suddenly find myself with a different circumstance: we just had a BOY. You must be thinking, well, so what? I mean dude, you have four kids, so what’s the big deal – right?  Well my reading friend, the big deal

New Addition to the Dad-O-Matic Family: Gary Vaynerchuk!
Just like a proud papa, we are over-joyed to announce a new member to the Dad-O-Matic family! Please welcome the one and only, Gary Vaynerchuk from WineLibrary TV! He’s not only a successful business owner in the wine industry and wildly popular in the social media arena, but he’s also a successful author of a series of books such as his latest effort called “

Ten Reasons To Be Thankful For Your Kids At Thanksgiving
If you are a parent, you should have no trouble looking for things to be thankful for this holiday season.  You need look no further than your children.  While parenthood is full of stress, challenges and worries, it is also rich with rewards.  Yet, with all the hustle and bustle of a home full of kids, it is easy to take for granted some of the true blessings of being a parent.  Thus, with Thanksgiving a few days away, as a reminder to myself, here are… Ten Reasons To Be Thankful For Your Kids:

Teaching My Son to Lucid Dream
As an astronaut of consciousness I had to raise my son Miles as a lucid dreamer. I started with no particular agenda or expectations when he was about three and a half. That was three years ago. Today Miles is a natural. He thinks about and experiences dreaming in a way I’ve never experienced before. For him, waking up in his dreams is just a matter of course. That’s simply how dreaming goes. It was only recently that I realized that he can go lucid at will. Today he woke me up with new details on exactly how easily he can influence his dreams. The details are in the video…. Devon White is a professional neurohacker and the lead developer of