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Drew Magary

A father and son buy fireworks at a stand

Advice

Is It Possible To Teach My Kid How To Manage Risk?

View of the Baltic Sea beach on the Gulf of Riga.

I Crave The Ocean

Veronica de Souza

Make It Nice: Do Not Put Contact Paper On Your Countertops

Billy Haisley

Am I The Asshole For Judging The Screen Time Habits Of Other People’s Kids?

The Hot Take Industrial Complex Cannot Be Killed By Conventional Means

Erling Haaland watches a ball fly over the heads of Ivory Coast players

A Clueless Soccer Guy’s Favorite World Cup Things

Brandy Jensen

A world cup fan holds a sign soliciting tickets

Should I Sell My Ludicrously Valuable World Cup Ticket?

Albert Burneko

Father and daughter. Oil on canvas, around 1550.

What If Your Kid Tells Dirty Dirty Lies?

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Chris Thompson

JT Snow pulls three-year-old Darren Baker out of harm's way at homeplate.

How Do I Direct My Kid To The Stuff They’ll Enjoy And Be Good At?

What’s The Ideal Target For A Heist?

Ray Ratto

King Charles III , with his son, Prince William, and grandsons George and Louis, standing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

What Is A Grandparent Actually Good For?

’60 Minutes’ Was A Good Show

Make It Nice: Bathrooms, Backyards, And DIY Ambitions

Dave McKenna

A young boy in his little league uniform stands with his hat over his chest next to his father and uncle as they sing the national anthem before a little league game.

How Do You Deal With A Kid Who Wants To Quit Their Job?

There Are More Brendan Sorsbys To Come

Giri Nathan

A father with twins sits on a swing in a playground while a another child swings alone nearby.

How Do I Talk About Parenting If My Baby Has Been Pretty Chill So Far?

Protestors carry a coffin with an upside-down democratic party logo on it

I Am Captain Of The Democrats Now. Here Is My Battleplan.

Justin Ellis

How Do We Decide To Have A Baby If We’re On The Fence?

How To Eat A Pop-Tart Correctly

A woman sits at the dinner table eating with her young son, who is making a funny face while his plate of food sits untouched. The black and white minor dilemmas logo is in the middle of the image.

How Do I Get My Picky Eater Off A Chicken Nugget-Based Diet?

A man tests the new touchscreen inside the new all-electric Volkswagen ID.4 that is on display inside a dealership

Fuck Touchscreens

A little boy, wearing a diaper and a top hat, poses in front of a New Year's calendar at a hospital in New York City, United States, on December 22, 1949.