100 Things Every...

The series. One hundred things every man, woman, dad, mom, young person and grandparent should know, do or own.

Staying in your grandchildren's lives after their parents split

Your access runs through two adults who aren't speaking. Here's how to stay the steady house without becoming part of the fight.

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Sharpen a knife, an axe and a mower blade the same way

Three tools, three angles, one test. Do them in this order and you'll stop guessing whether the edge is actually finished.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Cook one thing that sits, and host six people properly

The braise goes in the day before, the oven stays free, and you're out of the kitchen before the doorbell goes.

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Family6 min read

Never speak badly of their mother, and what to say instead

The car at 7:40 in the morning is where most of the damage gets done, and it never feels like criticism at the time.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

A four-by-eight raised bed, built in one afternoon

Four feet wide, nine inches deep, three boards and a box of screws. The build takes 90 minutes. Hauling the soil is the real work.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

What menopause does, and what to ask your doctor for

The definitions, the symptoms nobody warns you about, and how to walk into the appointment with something better than "I feel off".

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GuideFamilyMarcus ValeSep 23, 20267 min

Getting your feet under you in the year after a divorce

The first year is mostly logistics, sleep and showing up on time. Do those and the rest gets easier than you expect.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Re-caulking a bath and shower without it peeling in a year

Most new caulk fails because of what happened before the tube was even opened. The order matters more than the technique.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20267 min

What the first year of homeschooling actually looks like

The legal paperwork, the curriculum you don't need, the week in October when it falls apart, and how to tell whether it's working.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Write the parenting plan while you can still be reasonable

Good intentions collapse on the bad weeks. A written schedule, a short handover and a fixed review date don't.

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GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Basic Welding: A First Weekend With a MIG

Buy the helmet before the welder, burn a dozen practice beads on scrap, and learn to hear a good weld before you try to see one.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

What wives thirty years in say holds a marriage together

Repair faster than you fight, say the thing out loud, and stop handing your marriage to your children. The unglamorous habits that keep it standing.

GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Twenty-six weekends a year is plenty if you stop performing

The every-other-weekend dad's real job isn't entertainment. It's being boringly, reliably present in a way your kids can set their watch by.

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GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Why Fences Lean, and How to Set Posts That Don't

A fence never fails at the pickets. It fails in the first eight inches of dirt below grade, and that part is decided on day one.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

BRO for Her6 min

The first year of widowhood and what it actually asks of you

Family6 min

Dating again when the kids are still at home

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Changing your own oil without making a mess of it

The order to do it in, the two mistakes that dump five quarts on your driveway, and the parts nobody tells you to buy.

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BRO for Her5 min read

Self-defense that holds up when you're frightened

The strikes worth learning, the tools that don't work, and how to tell a real class from a confidence exercise.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

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