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Red meat, eggs and seed oils weighed against the evidence

Three food fights, one honest scorecard, and a dinner plan that survives a job, two kids and forty minutes on a Tuesday.

GuideFamilyCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The night you find lice, and the three weeks that follow

Nobody's dirty and nobody's to blame. The comb matters more than the bottle, and the phone call matters more than both.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Book The First Dentist Visit At One, Not At Five

The first tooth starts a clock most dads don't know is running. What actually happens at that appointment, and what to ask about fluoride and sealants.

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

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Fitness6 min read

You don't need an immune booster, you need a bedtime

Three colds a winter isn't bad luck. It's sleep debt, a kid in daycare, and forty dollars a month of supplements doing nothing.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideMarriageNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Your Marriage Needs a New Project Now That the Kids Are Gone

The quiet isn't the problem. The missing joint venture is. What to build together in the long stretch after the last kid moves out.

$The Stomachache Is Real And So Is The Math Test$

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The Stomachache Is Real And So Is The Math Test

Childhood anxiety rarely shows up as crying. It shows up at 7:10 in the morning, on the bathroom floor, with a kid who swears he's sick.

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

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Long-lived people don't work out, they just never stop moving

The shepherds and gardeners outliving the rest of us never did a single bench press. What they do instead fits inside a Tuesday with a job and two kids.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

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.

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Your Kid's Concussion Is Your Call, Not The Coach's

What a head injury actually looks like on a youth field, what the first 48 hours should be, and the six steps back that nobody hurries.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Push the plate away at eighty percent and stop counting

The Okinawan habit is one decision per meal instead of thirty, and it survives a Tuesday with three kids better than any tracking app.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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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.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Treat The Kid, Not The Number On The Thermometer

What actually matters at 2 a.m. with a hot toddler, the dosing mistakes dads make, and the short list that means you get in the truck.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Ikaria runs on a garden, a hill and a 25-minute nap

The Greek island famous for long lives never scheduled a workout. What it did instead translates surprisingly well to a job, a mortgage and three kids.

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GuideWoodworkingDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Three builds with your kids and who does what on each

A cutting board, a birdhouse and a bookshelf, and the exact jobs you can hand a kid on each one without wrecking the project.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Dads6 min

Your Kid Is Drinking The Tap Dry And That Isn't A Phase

Fitness6 min

What Okinawa actually did and what a working parent can copy

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Filters buy you time, the talks do the actual work

A practical pass at the router, the accounts and the apps your kids actually use, plus the exact things to say when a filter can't help.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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BRO Seniors6 min read

Before you move closer to the grandkids, rent for a year

The math, the drive time, the babysitting conversation nobody has, and the one test that tells you whether the town is right even if your kids leave it.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

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