At the End of My Life, It’s You I Want Beside Me
When marriage gets hard, I picture myself old. Grayed hair, shriveled little body, with feet difficult to put in front…
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Angela Anagnost-Repke
Dear Strong-Willed Child, You Are Worth the Struggle
Strong willed kids are a lot. It’s as though they were born to not only rock the boat, but crash…
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The Silence of Having Big Kids is So Bittersweet
When the kids are at school, sometimes the silence echoes off the walls. Usually, I relish in it because I’m…
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I Just Want to Feel Welcomed at Church
My family and I went to church last weekend. We hadn’t been in over a year and decided to attend…
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Let Their Grandparents Spoil Them This Christmas
Red and green wrapping paper covers family room floors of spoiled children on Christmas Eve and morning. The parents get…
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We Don’t Take Thanksgiving—Or Mom—For Granted Anymore
Five days after my mom’s chemo, my brother, Deno, flew home to Michigan. We were going to celebrate an early…
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Dear Daughter, As You Head Off to Kindergarten
Dear Daughter, You’re starting kindergarten. And the beginning of your school journey means that we’ve got 13 years left together…
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Raise Your Kids the Way You See Fit, Mama
Can we let mothers make their own decisions about their own children, please? After they make a decision, maybe just…
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The Highlight of the US Women’s National Soccer Team Victory Happened in My Living Room
It was 1999. My best friend and I had just taken a break from swimming to watch the Women’s World…
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To My Mom When She Was Diagnosed With Cancer
Dear Mom, I’ll never forget the day you were diagnosed with cancer. Neither of us cried. I’m not sure if…
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