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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.

GuideFamilyWes DunbarSep 23, 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.

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GuideSkillsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The running toilet is a fifteen-minute fix, not a plumber call

Two parts cause almost every running toilet. You can tell which one in thirty seconds, and both cost under twenty dollars to replace.

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

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BRO for Her5 min read

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

How many days a week are you actually training?

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.

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.

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

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 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 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.

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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What should I wear to this?

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 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.

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GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 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.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideFamilyCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The conversation to have before you separate

Most marriages end without the plain sentence ever being said out loud to the one person who needed to hear it. Say it. Here's how to set it up.

GuideBRO for HerRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

The account isn't the investment

Most first-time investors do the hard part, then stop one click short of the thing that actually matters. The order of operations, in plain English.

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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.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Family6 min

The divorce decisions you'll still be paying for in twenty years

BRO for Her6 min

Lift heavier than feels polite

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Pressure-test my business idea

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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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Family6 min read

How to tell if marriage counselling is working

Six sessions in, you should be able to point at something that actually changed. If you can't, the problem might be the fit rather than the marriage.

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What was your first ever job?

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