Angela Anagnost-Repke

Angela-Anagnost Repke is a writer and writing instructor dedicated to raising two empathetic children. She hopes that her graduate degrees in English and counseling help her do just that. Since the pandemic, Angela and her family have been rejuvenated by nature and moved to northern Michigan to allow the waves of Lake Michigan to calm their spirits. She has been published in Good Housekeeping, Good Morning America, Parents, Romper, and many more. She is currently at-work on her nonfiction parenting book, "Wild Things by Nature: How an Unscientific Parent Can Give Nature to Their Wild Things."

Life

I desperately wanted a VBAC for my second birth experience

I felt like he took my birth experience and placed it into a tiny box to check. Sitting there, I felt like I had my birth plan taken from me. I was powerless and devastated—for months.

Life

My traumatic birth shaped the way I planned for my second delivery

Months after my son was born, after I had finally figured motherhood out a little, I began to cope with my trauma.

Relationships

Having a group text saved my motherhood

When my kids were babies and even into toddlerhood, I texted my friends every day.

Life

I want my son to know that crying is not a sign of weakness

When my husband lost his job and then finally found a new one after three long months, he sat on our coffee table with our kids and cried.

Grandparents & Extended Families

Grandma + grandpa: Go ahead, spoil my kids this Christmas

When my kids receive a gift from their grandparent, it's the grandparents I watch, not my kids. When the presents produce squeals from the kids' mouths, I can't escape the glint in my parents' eyes. Who am I to stop that?

Motherly Stories

This is when motherhood gets easier

Try not to worry–it will get easier. Eventually, your kids will even help you bend and reach toward whatever it is you need them to.

C-Section

My C-section scar makes me feel like a warrior

This scar represents my own grit. My own tenacity. My own stubbornness. Things I now pass down to my daughter.

Life

We’ve been friends for 30 years—and motherhood has brought us even closer

She opened my eyes to the fact that all mothers are imperfect—just like our friendship.

Life

To the mama getting ready to send her baby off to school for the first time

Mamas, I know it's hard. It won't be easy. Tears will likely roll down your cheeks on that first day of school. Please just know that it gets easier—but only if you let it.