School & Learning

Choosing schools, paying for college, homeschooling, trade school and learning at any age.

Wash brushes bristles-down and toss the mascara at three months

Water in the metal band is what kills a good brush, and the tiny open-jar symbol on the tube tells you more than the price tag ever did.

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Your kid won't tell you he can't see the board

A child has no way of knowing his eyes are worse than everybody else's, so the job of noticing belongs to you.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideYoung MenSam Ortiz23 Sept 20265 min

Find a doctor before something's actually wrong

Nobody books your appointments now. Five phone calls this month buys you a name to dial the morning something feels off.

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Treat melasma like a light problem, not a stain

The brown patches on your cheekbones respond to shade, prescription actives and patience, in that order, and the wrong laser can set you back a year.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

A Teaspoon Every Five Minutes Beats A Cup Every Hour

What to do at 2 a.m. when a small kid can't keep anything down, how to read dehydration, and the signs that mean stop guessing and call.

GuideFamilyCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Whether Dad stays home usually comes down to the night shift

The in-home versus care home decision isn't about how much you love your parent. It's about who's awake at 3 a.m. and who's paying for it.

Dude.com — 16 advisers who listen, talk and pray with you

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Don't wait for the elephant, and don't drive yourself

Most women having a heart attack do feel it in the chest. The reason it gets missed is uglier and more fixable than the internet tells you.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Training in your eighties without wrecking a tendon

Muscle adapts in about three weeks. Tendon takes months. Start with that gap in mind and you'll still be adding weight at eighty-eight.

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Roast It, Salt It, And Stop Negotiating At The Table

You can force a swallow. You can't force an appetite. So quit fighting and change the cooking instead.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Breast changes worth a phone call, and the lumps that aren't

Most lumps women find turn out benign. Knowing which ones get a same-week appointment is still the most useful thing you can learn about your own body.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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GuideMomsNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

What She Should Learn From You Before She Leaves

Roast chicken, a breaker bar, a handshake, and the nerve to say no without an apology paragraph. Start earlier than feels necessary.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

You'll notice the money missing before you smell anything

The early tells a teenager is drinking or using, what to check in your own house first, and how to open the conversation without getting lied to.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

A BRCA positive is a schedule, not a sentence

Get the PDF, name the variant, put the MRI on the calendar, and handle the insurance paperwork before you tell one more relative.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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GuideBe a ManCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Making friends after thirty is mostly a scheduling problem

You didn't lose the ability to make friends. You lost the dorm hallway, the locker room and the twelve accidental hours a week that did the work for you.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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