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The Bathroom Sink Clog Is Always Hair, and It's Always Gross

Skip the bottle of drain cleaner. A plastic strip, a bucket and twenty patient minutes clear almost every slow bathroom sink in the house.

ReviewGadgetsDean Shaw6 Oct 20266 min

The watch that keeps telling Grandpa to stand up

It buzzed while he was flat on his back under the sink. He has complaints, a few good jokes, and one concession that matters.

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ReviewAutosWes Dunbar6 Oct 20267 min

The new truck tugged the wheel and Grandpa checked the tie rods

Fifty years of backing up by turning around, one backup camera, and a lane assist system Grandpa calls "the passenger." He's half right.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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Community6 min read

Be the Other Grown-Up a Kid Can Count On

Coaches, uncles and the guy next door shape kids in ways parents can't. It takes less than you'd think, plus a few rules you never bend.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

ReviewGadgetsDean Shaw6 Oct 20266 min

A desk with a motor, and a chair that never needed one

The standing desk has presets, sensors and an app. Grandpa's old chair has a squeak he fixes with a wrench. They both stayed.

GuideFamilyCal Brennan6 Oct 20266 min

The twenty-minute Sunday meeting that runs the whole week

Five items, a kitchen timer and a spiral notebook. Hold it when nothing's wrong, and it'll still work when something is.

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GuideDadsSam Ortiz6 Oct 20266 min

Say it in one sentence and your teenager will hear it

The forty-minute talk makes you feel like a good dad. The one sentence, said once and backed up, is the one that actually lands.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

ReviewGadgetsDean Shaw6 Oct 20266 min

The robot vacuum that moved in under Grandpa's recliner

It cleans the floor every day. It also parks under his chair and calls for help. Grandpa has notes, and a few of them are right.

GuideFamilyCal Brennan6 Oct 20266 min

Let your kids fail while it still costs twenty dollars

First job, first car, first apartment. Hand over the adult jobs early, while a mistake costs a late fee, not a lease.

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GuideMomsNina Castellan6 Oct 20266 min

Stop Asking Your Kid Why They Did It

"Why" gets you a shrug or a lie. Four better questions turn a broken window into a kid who knows how to make things right.

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ReviewGadgetsDean Shaw6 Oct 20266 min

Silence, it turns out, comes in a case and needs charging

Grandpa put in noise canceling earbuds, assumed the fridge had died, and learned what all that quiet really costs.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideDadsCal Brennan6 Oct 20266 min

You can't pick their friends, but you can own the garage

Banning a bad friend rarely works. Shaping who your kid meets, and where they hang out, works a lot better.

GuideBoys & GirlsSam Ortiz6 Oct 20266 min

Sorry Is the Cheap Part of an Apology

Two syllables shouted at the ceiling don't fix anything. Teach your kid to own it, repair it and do better, and the word will start meaning something.

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ReviewGadgetsWes Dunbar6 Oct 20266 min

A very small oven with a very big opinion of itself

Grandpa looked everywhere for the oil. He never found any, but the little countertop oven won him over anyway. Mostly.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Family6 min

Stop paying your kids for the wrong things

Boys & Girls6 min

Give Your Kid a Job Somebody Else Is Counting On

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ReviewGadgetsDean Shaw6 Oct 20266 min

The doorbell that talks back, and the mailman who saw through it

A smart doorbell can greet the mail carrier from your phone. Grandpa tried it from the garage, with the garage door wide open.

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Moms6 min read

Give Your Kid the Exact Words Before They Need Them

Your kids already know right from wrong. What they're missing at 9:40 on a Friday night is the sentence that gets them out of the room.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

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