Read my essay from November about childhood growth charts. In it, I reflect on what it means to measure your child’s growth, and your own personal growth as a parent.
I’m catching up here on the site after a bit of a post-election hiatus from social media and the digital world in general. I wanted to be sure to post about this essay because I learned a lot while writing it.
This essay took shape during an online writing workshop called Boot Camp, organized regularly by Mothers Always Write. MAW is an online journal I came to know and love last year when my poem “Bean Saving” was accepted for publication. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know other contributing writers at MAW through reading their work, and supporting one another as moms and writers.
If you’re a mom who writes, consider taking a workshop with MAW. In fact, there’s one coming up next week, March 6-24!
Read my essay “A Vocabulary of Growth,” and check out my previous publications for MAW here.
Image via Mothers Always Write.
Melissa Reeser Poulin 