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Raising Richmond: Give The Music Man a try

Virginia Repertory Theatre offers up a healthy helping of nostalgia with a delightful, fun-for-the-whole-fam adaptation of the Broadway classic, The Music Man.

Raising Richmond: A boy and his thumb

Our four-and-a-half-year-old still sucks his thumb, and I can’t decide if I should care or not. Come tell me what you think…

Raising Richmond: Go MU!

If Monsters University is any indication, kids are going to have a great summer at the movies. Parents, I think you will, too.

Raising Richmond: The tracks of my tears

Alternate title: Six songs to help you wallow in sadness over your kid(s) having the nerve to grow up.

Raising Richmond: 10 years, 10 things

One little something I’ve learned for each year I’ve been married to my guy.

Raising Richmond: Robots + Us

The Science Museum of Virginia offers up a fun and fascinating exhibit where kids (and their parents) can explore what makes humans and robots different.

Raising Richmond: Questions for my son

What I would ask my son if he actually stopped bombarding me with his own series of whys, whats, whos, and hows for two friggin’ seconds.

Raising Richmond: One and done…? Maybe?

“I wish we had more kids at our house,” my son muttered. “Yeah,” I sighed. “I sometimes wish for that too, baby.”

Raising Richmond: Parenting confessions (2013 edition)

I first shared my parenting confessions with the Internet back in early 2010, fresh off my son’s first birthday. Three years later, I’ve got quite a few more beans to spill.

Raising Richmond: What I really want for Mother’s Day

While flowers and candy are certainly welcomed offerings on the figurative altar of my Maternal Greatness, I’ve got some other ideas for Mother’s Day gifts as well.

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