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Ninety seconds at the kerb decides how co-parenting goes

You can't fix the relationship. You can absolutely fix the handover, the money and the messages, and that's most of what your kids will remember.

GuideBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Men and Friendship: Keeping Three Good Friends for Life

Most male friendships die of scheduling, not conflict. Fix the calendar first, then fix the conversation.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Self-defense that holds up when you're frightened

The strikes worth learning, the tools that don't work, and how to tell a real class from a confidence exercise.

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What it takes to come back from a separation

Most separations don't end in a decision. They end in a lease renewal. If you want the marriage back, the mechanics matter more than the feelings.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideDadsWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

Pick a project he can't finish on Saturday

Two-hour jobs teach a boy almost nothing. The ones that run into Sunday afternoon are where the useful part lives.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Pregnancy and the first year, without the soft focus

The six-week check isn't a finish line, your hair will fall out at four months, and the night shift needs a rota. What the books leave out.

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Your kids need a drawer of their own, not a theme park

The second house doesn't have to be nicer than the first one. It has to be theirs, and it has to be boringly predictable.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideDadsWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

The small-kid camping trip that doesn't fall apart

Pitch in daylight, solve the cold from underneath, and set a bail-out rule before you leave. The rest is knowing what breaks first.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Start with a .22 and fifty rounds

A first range day goes better when you shoot less, stand closer and wear the right shirt. What to book, what to bring and who to ignore at the counter.

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GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

What to say when you tell your children you're separating

Both parents, one room, three sentences you've agreed word for word. And the month afterwards, which matters more than the day itself.

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The first year after your kid moves out

The drive home is the worst hour. After that it's a slower job: shutting up, showing up, and working out what you do with Tuesdays now.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

The part of raising a son that only you can do

He'll talk at eleven at night, standing at the fridge. Most of what you give him is delivered sideways, in small doses, over years.

GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The first thirty days after she moves out

What to do, what to leave alone, and which mistakes in the first month you'll still be paying for two years later.

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GuideDadsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

What your father will teach your kids that you can't

Drop them off, drive away, come back in four hours. Most of what follows is about why that works and what to do when it can't.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

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Feeding five on a weeknight without losing the evening

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The conversation to have before you separate

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

What a father should know before the first placement call

The assessment, the honeymoon that ends, the safe-care rules nobody warns you about, and why gratitude is the wrong thing to wait for.

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The gap on your CV isn't the hard part

What actually stops women getting back to work after years at home, and the twelve weeks of unglamorous preparation that fixes most of it.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

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