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The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

Three minutes at the microphone won't change anything by itself

The speech is the last step, not the first. Here's the order that gets a school board to act, and what to do the morning after.

BRO TakeFamilyNina CastellanOct 12, 20265 min

Taking drag story hour to the library board, the right way

Parents objecting have real reasons. Three minutes at a microphone is where you make them count, and most people waste it.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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BRO TakeSchool & LearningMarcus ValeOct 12, 20265 min

Pull your second grader's book list before anyone else decides

A seven-year-old's school day is built by adults. You're one of them, and you should be the one with the final say.

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Boys & Girls6 min read

Gifts that build a kid, sorted by what you can spend

Twelve gift categories across three budgets, plus one to save for and one that's free. Each one is built to still be in use come March.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideOld SchoolNina CastellanOct 10, 20265 min

Gifts Grandma will actually use, at every budget

Skip the knickknack. These gift categories work on a Tuesday, not just on her birthday, and the best one costs you an afternoon.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 10, 20266 min

Gifts she'll still be using in ten years, at every budget

Skip the "treat yourself" aisle. Gifts for the women in your life that get used, get repaired, and get handed down, sorted by what you can spend.

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StoryFamilySam OrtizOct 8, 20265 min

One number, one schedule, and nobody touches the thermostat

He sets it to 66. She sets it to 72. The furnace is exhausted. Grandma has run a house for fifty years and she's had enough of this.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

StoryOld SchoolNina CastellanOct 9, 20264 min

Over or under, and the real crime on the roll

My wife and I have fought about the toilet paper for six years. Grandma heard both sides over pie and ruled in about forty seconds.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 10, 20265 min

The gadgets that end up in the drawer by spring

Seven beauty and kitchen buys that get used twice, and the plain thing that does the job instead.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideMomsNina CastellanOct 8, 20266 min

The Turkey's Still Frozen and Everyone Arrives at Two

Your first Thanksgiving bird, told twice: once the way it actually goes, once the way the woman who's done thirty of them does it.

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StoryOld SchoolNina CastellanOct 8, 20265 min

Scrape the plate, skip the rinse, and point the knives down

Two newlyweds, one dishwasher, and a grandmother who's been loading racks since before either of them was born. The verdict is in.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 9, 20265 min

Buy the tote for Tuesday, not for the vacation

One everyday bag, the spec profile that matters, and the features that are just there to make the price tag look reasonable.

GuideDadsSam OrtizOct 8, 20265 min

Nobody needs the bathroom until you pass the last exit

Nine hundred miles, two kids, one cooler buried under everything. How the first-timer does the family road trip, and how the veteran does it.

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StoryMomsNina CastellanOct 8, 20266 min

He Puts the Kids Down in Twenty Minutes and I Finally Asked How

On my nights, bedtime takes ninety minutes and four glasses of water. On his, it takes twenty. I asked him to walk me through it.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

BRO for Her6 min

The handbag, coat and boots worth buying once

Marriage5 min

She Started Thawing the Turkey on Saturday and I Laughed

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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StoryDadsSam OrtizOct 7, 20266 min

She packs the car backward, and she's right every time

Six hundred miles, two kids, one cooler. On a road trip, my wife's system beats my Tetris skills, and her rules work for any family car.

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BRO for Her6 min read

He Closed the Lid and Handed Me Back the Tongs

Twelve burgers, one flare-up and an eight-year-old narrator. What my husband knows about the grill, and what I learned the hard way.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

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