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Running a business together and staying married: roles, money, decisions and leaving work at the door.

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

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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.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 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.

Ask BRO

What should I wear to this?

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GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

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.

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

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Family6 min read

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.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 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.

GuideDadsMarcus Vale23 Sept 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.

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

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GuideFamilyWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

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.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 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.

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 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.

Ask BRO

Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideFamilyCal Brennan23 Sept 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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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 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.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

When your adult kid fails and you can't fix it

The first fortnight is mostly logistics and silence. The lesson comes later, and only if you don't force it.

GuideFamilyCal Brennan23 Sept 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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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Feeding five on a weeknight without losing the evening

Cook the base twice as big, buy the cut that needs time, and stop bleeding money on the milk run.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Dads6 min

The stepfather's first two years

Family6 min

The conversation to have before you separate

Ask BRO

Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

Ask it

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

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.

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

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Dads6 min read

Grandfather is a support role, and that's the whole trick

Nobody hands you authority the second time around. What they hand you is a car seat, a schedule, and the chance to be the most reliable adult in the room.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

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