Emily McCombs

Emily McCombs is deputy editor of HuffPost Personal, for which she writes and edits first-person essays. She lives in Brooklyn with her 11-year-old son.

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My Family’s Entire Life Is Based Around Video Games. I Can’t Take It Anymore.
Emily McCombs
June 07, 2023 6:00 AM
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I Wish My Son Weren’t So Freakishly Smart
Emily McCombs
June 07, 2023 6:00 AM
My Mother-In-Law’s Sexist Behavior Is Corrupting My Son
Emily McCombs
May 24, 2023 12:03 PM
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I Made One Small Mistake. Now I’m Cut Out of My Granddaughter’s Life.
Emily McCombs
May 24, 2023 6:00 AM
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My Health Fanatic Husband Is Driving Our Kids Away
Emily McCombs
May 18, 2023 11:48 AM
My Son Wants to Know Why My Wife and I Divorced. The Reason Is Too Terrible to Tell Him.
Emily McCombs
May 18, 2023 6:00 AM
I’m Secretly Doing My Daughters’ Chores. There’s a Good Reason Why.
Emily McCombs
May 10, 2023 6:00 AM
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My Brother-in-Law Wants to Babysit Our Kids. I Think His Past Might Disqualify Him.
Emily McCombs
May 10, 2023 6:00 AM
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I Really Want Kids, but My Husband’s Time-Consuming Hobby Might Get In the Way
Emily McCombs
May 06, 2023 9:00 AM
I Invited My Best Friend’s Kids Over. Then Chaos Erupted.
Emily McCombs
May 06, 2023 9:00 AM
My Son’s Friend Saw Me Breastfeeding. Now I’m In Big Trouble.
Emily McCombs
April 26, 2023 6:00 AM
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My Weed Keeps Disappearing. I Have an Uncomfortable Suspect.
Emily McCombs
April 26, 2023 6:00 AM
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I’m About to Face Off With the Parents of My Child’s Bully. What Should I Say?
Emily McCombs
April 19, 2023 3:46 PM
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My Husband Is Obsessed With His Diet. But the Kids’? Not So Much.
Emily McCombs
April 19, 2023 6:00 AM
Why Can’t I Leave My Baby, Even for a Date Night?
Emily McCombs
April 12, 2023 11:20 AM
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I’m Trying to Do What’s Best for My Pregnant Girlfriend. Uh, She Did Not Take It Well.
Emily McCombs
April 12, 2023 6:00 AM
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I’m Afraid to Admit How I Feel About My Partner’s Kids
Emily McCombs
April 05, 2023 6:00 AM
My Mother-in-Law Constantly Makes Snide Comments About the Way We Celebrate Holidays
Emily McCombs
April 05, 2023 5:55 AM
Will My Children’s Grandparents Spoil Our Healthy Eating Habits?
Emily McCombs
March 29, 2023 2:04 PM
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I’m Not Sure How Much Longer I Can Protect My Daughter From the Truth About Her Mother
Emily McCombs
March 29, 2023 12:55 PM
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