Emily McCombs

Should I delay baby plans?

I can’t let history repeat itself.

Parenting advice on difficult chores, sports-obsessed dads, and people who can’t stop saying “You must be hoping for a boy!”

“It wasn’t long before ‘The Cat That Looks Like Adam Driver’ had become a viral phenomenon. But before the whole world fell in love with the big-eared lookalike, I already had.”

“It wasn’t long before ‘The Cat That Looks Like Adam Driver’ had become a viral phenomenon. But before the whole world fell in love with the big-eared lookalike, I already had.”

“It wasn’t long before ‘The Cat That Looks Like Adam Driver’ had become a viral phenomenon. But before the whole world fell in love with the big-eared lookalike, I already had.”

Parenting advice on creating community, traveling with an infant, and dads who show kids scary movies.

He thinks constant nagging is caring. I disagree.

I can handle not seeing my daughter, but my granddaughter? That’s a step too far.

It’s confusing my son and making my daughter feel horrible.

He has pretty impressive workarounds for all my parenting tactics.

Parenting advice about overly expressive mother-in-laws, inspiring children to overcome disabilities, and how to handle kids’ lying phase.

“I decided to investigate — and my findings are somewhat suspicious.”

“I decided to investigate — and my findings are somewhat suspicious.”

“I decided to investigate — and my findings are somewhat suspicious.”

“The line conveys a message that seems at odds with the rest of the film.”

“The line conveys a message that seems at odds with the rest of the film.”

“In retrospect, porn is something I should have talked to him about before there was potential for him to view it.”

“The next day, I was still thinking about our conversation and sitting with the vague feeling that I hadn’t handled it correctly.”

“The allegation that I had been somehow inappropriate, the implication that I might be harming my son in some way... hit me in an emotional place.”