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Your life story, two minutes and one question at a time

Forget the grand family documentary. A phone, a window and one small question a week will leave your grandchildren something they'll treasure.

GuideDadsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

What your father will teach your kids that you can't

Drop them off, drive away, come back in four hours. Most of what follows is about why that works and what to do when it can't.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale1 Oct 20267 min

Grandparent camp works better with a job than a schedule

Skip the packed itinerary. Give the grandkids one real project for the week, and they'll talk about it for twenty years.

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Tag the Story Before You Sort the Stuff

Most of what you own is worth less than you think. The part that's priceless is the story, and it goes when you do unless you write it down.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

BRO TakeDadsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Grandfather is a support role, and that's the whole trick

Nobody hands you authority the second time around. What they hand you is a car seat, a schedule, and the chance to be the most reliable adult in the room.

GuideBRO SeniorsRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

When to start your pension, and what waiting really pays

Delaying pays about 8 percent a year, guaranteed and indexed to inflation. There are still four good reasons to take the money early.

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Write the thirty stories your grandchildren will actually read

One scene per sitting, an hour a week, done inside a year. What to put in, what to leave out, and how to make sure a copy survives you.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideBRO SeniorsCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

The household manual only you can write

Start with the water shutoff and the names in the photographs, twenty minutes at a time, and tell somebody where you put it.

GuideBRO SeniorsSam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

How to mentor a younger man without giving him a speech

Most of what gets through to a twenty-eight-year-old arrives sideways, while you're both working on something else.

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GuideBRO SeniorsCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

The grandfather they actually ask to see

Grand gestures don't build the bond. A rhythm, a thing you do together, and a face that lights up when they walk in — that does.

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Guide100 ThingsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

100 Things Every Grandparent Can Pass Down

Start with the shoebox of unlabeled photographs. Then work your way through the rest, because nobody else in the family can do this part.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideHow ToDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

How to Back Up Family Photos So a Dead Phone Can't Take Them

Three copies, two kinds of storage, one off-site. One evening of work and about a hundred bucks a year keeps twelve years of your kids safe.

GuideHistorySam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

How to Find Your Ancestors Without Paying for It

A burned warehouse in St. Louis, the 1950 census, and the county courthouse that still has your great-grandfather's signature on file.

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