School & Learning

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

Go work for the man who expects too much of you

The old apprenticeship worked because somebody held a standard over you and wouldn't lower it. You can still find that, and here's how to ask.

GuideMarriageCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Book the Sitter First and Figure Out the Date Later

Romance after kids isn't a mood you wait for. It's a standing appointment, a note in a lunch bag, and one kindness nobody had to ask for.

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

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Forty is a scheduling problem before it's a health problem

The screenings that start in your forties, what perimenopause actually does, and how to get taken seriously when you ask.

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

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Old School5 min read

A Man's Word Was His Whole Credit File

My grandfather borrowed a post-hole digger once and gave it back sharpened. That habit still buys more than a good resume does.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideMarriageNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Don't Walk Past Your Spouse Without Touching Their Shoulder

A hand on the back in a crowded kitchen takes two seconds and does more for a marriage than most date nights ever will.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Who to call when breastfeeding hurts and what it costs

Pain past the first few seconds isn't a phase you tough out. There's a credential to look for, free help that's genuinely good, and a bill your plan may already cover.

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GuideOld SchoolCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The Old Answer to I'm Bored Was a Bucket and a Job List

Three months, no camps, no schedule, and a screen door that slammed forty times a day. What that actually taught kids, and how to run a version of it this week.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

BRO TakeBe a ManDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The Stuff Nobody Told Me at Twenty

Ear protection, the truck payment, and the one question to ask in every job interview. Cheap lessons I paid retail for.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Third trimester signs that mean call now, not tomorrow

The symptoms worth waking someone up for, how to tell real labor from a long evening, and what to have settled before week 37.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideOld SchoolNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

She Never Ordered For Me at a Restaurant and That Was the Point

Grandmothers had a whole curriculum for raising girls who don't fold, and almost none of it was a speech.

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GuideBe a ManCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Grown men make friends shoulder to shoulder

Texting "we should grab coffee sometime" has never once produced a friend. A Tuesday night league with a scoreboard does it in about six weeks.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Normal hemoglobin doesn't mean your iron is fine

The exhaustion that gets waved off as stress has a specific test, a specific number, and a correction that takes about three months.

GuideOld SchoolDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The Garden That Fed a Family Was Smaller Than You Think

Six rows behind the garage, a sharp hoe and ten minutes after supper. What the old gardeners actually did, and how to copy it this season.

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GuideBe a ManCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Say the hard thing once, then be his friend again

The window is short, the speech is about three sentences long, and the part most men botch is what they do for the next month.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

BRO for Her6 min

What the hormone therapy panic got wrong, and what it didn't

Old School5 min

Nobody in That House Threw a Shirt Out Over a Button

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GuideBe a ManCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

What to say when your buddy's life comes apart

Skip "you good?" It's a question he can dodge, and he will. Say what you noticed instead, then plan to still be there on day twelve.

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BRO for Her6 min read

The autoimmune gap is real and it starts on the X chromosome

Roughly four out of five people with an autoimmune condition are women. What's driving that, and how to get diagnosed without losing four years to it.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

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