Written by Guest Writer: Tara Casey Tara is a Richmond lawyer who lives in Hanover County with her husband and two small children; prior to her current position at the University of Richmond School of Law, she served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. As a Virginia citizen, and especially [...]
Written by Guest Writer: Victoria Cobb In early December 2004, I became pregnant with my first child. After months of trying, my joy of pregnancy would end too soon. Within days of the pink plus sign, I was told I had miscarried. Two weeks and much physical pain later, I underwent emergency surgery to stop [...]
Guest Post by: Leslie Lytle Aretha had it right. RESPECT. That’s what it’s about. That’s what was missing from the Virginia legislation about personhood (HB 1), mandated ultrasounds (trans-vaginal or otherwise) (HB 462), and defunding of abortions for poor women who have been raped or whose fetuses have gross fetal abnormalities (HB 62). And that’s [...]
Written by Guest Writer: Mary Beth Cox Note Update from the Author, Mary Beth Cox: Thanks for posting my article! My bad on the ‘first state to mandate ultrasound’ thing. There are 7 states that require ultrasound. More info here and click on “Ultrasound Requirements”. I confused it with this fact: “If the personhood bill [...]
Written by: Suzanne Sherif “Wow, what is that?” my son’s tween-age friend exclaimed. “Is that something new?” while his other friends gazed in amazement at the piece of technology they had never seen before. The “something new” they were talking about, was my son’s slide-out keyboard cell phone. And no, it wasn’t because they had [...]
Blogger at Late Enough My toddler daughter is a listener. Sometimes I have to say something twice, but after my second explanation, she’s on board. She’s always been that way. Her teachers call her disciplined and socially aware. On the other hand, my son didn’t find that phase until yesterday. Well, maybe more like between [...]
This is the second post in a series from a local Richmond substitute teacher who wishes to remain anonymous. Visit her first post here. On another note, if you know of a great Richmond Teacher, please nominate ‘em in our Richmond Top Teacher Contest in March! So another week of learning under my belt! This week [...]
By: Suzanne Sherif Thanks to Suzanne Sherif who authored this article. What do you think? Have we gone too far? “Mom, I can’t bring my water bottle to school anymore,” my seventh grader told me one day. “Why?” “Because apparently, some kid put vodka in one once, and took it to school. Now nobody is [...]
by Richmond Mom Kristy Roy . . .That is my question. As the mom of two rambunctious young boys, 2 & 5, my husband and I think we’re done having kids. At least that’s the thought this week. I’m going to be honest here, If I was guaranteed to have a girl I’d be up [...]
Is a turkey and cheese sandwich unhealthy? How about a banana or apple juice? A recent article brought up lots of questions and concerns from parents and grandparents. Apparently, a North Carolina pre-school aged child’s lunch was ‘seized’ because it was not healthy enough. What? The child’s lunch was replaced with a cafeteria meal which [...]
