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NCAA Weight Room Disparities Show What Female Athletes Have Always Known: It’s Not Equal

News
March 20, 2021
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NCAA Weight Room Disparities Show What Female Athletes Have Always Known: It’s Not Equal

In the fall of 2000, I wrote a college term paper on Title IX emphasizing how the civil rights law…

At the End of My Life, It’s You I Want Beside Me

Marriage
June 27, 2020
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By Angela Anagnost-Repke

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…

Dear Strong-Willed Child, You Are Worth the Struggle

Kids, Motherhood
May 16, 2020
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By 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…

The Silence of Having Big Kids is So Bittersweet

Kids, Motherhood
February 8, 2020
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By Angela Anagnost-Repke

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…

Faith
February 2, 2020
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By Angela Anagnost-Repke

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…

Let Their Grandparents Spoil Them This Christmas

Kids
December 10, 2019
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By Angela Anagnost-Repke

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…

We Don’t Take Thanksgiving—Or Mom—For Granted Anymore

Living
November 26, 2019
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By Angela Anagnost-Repke

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…

Dear Daughter, As You Head Off to Kindergarten

Kids
August 13, 2019
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By Angela Anagnost-Repke

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…

Raise Your Kids the Way You See Fit, Mama

Kids, Motherhood
July 27, 2019
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By Angela Anagnost-Repke

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…

The Highlight of the US Women’s National Soccer Team Victory Happened in My Living Room

Kids, News
July 7, 2019
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By Angela Anagnost-Repke

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…

To My Mom When She Was Diagnosed With Cancer

Cancer
May 4, 2019
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By Angela Anagnost-Repke

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…

Marriage
December 21, 2018
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By Angela Anagnost-Repke

Marriage is Learning When to Keep Quiet

You’d think by age 37, I’d learn when to shut my mouth. I should know that sometimes silence avoids the…