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The Rockwood Files

Essays about life by Motherlode Mama Gwen

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The Rockwood Files: My brother, the bottle rocket

07/19/2025 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 My older brother was one of those guys — a fireworks guy. Do you know one? A guy who loves fireworks so much that the 4th […]

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The Rockwood Files: Meet the dudes who make you procrastinate

07/12/2025 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Being a professional writer has a few perks, like knowing when “i” comes before “e” and eavesdropping on strangers’ conversations in the name of “research.” But […]

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The Rockwood Files: The true story of Stink and Stank

06/28/2025 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 One of my dad’s favorite television shows was Sanford & Son, which aired through most of the 1970s. I was a little kid then, but what […]

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The Rockwood Files: Tears, fears, and duct tape

06/21/2025 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 As a new parent, everyone braces you for how challenging the newborn phase will be. They make jokes about sleeping while you can because once the […]

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The Rockwood Files: What goes around

06/14/2025 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A few weeks ago, we had this short but wonderful pocket of time right before our oldest son’s college graduation. For four days, we had all […]

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The Rockwood Files: Blank beauty

06/07/2025 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The children are afraid. Terrified, in fact. But you’d never know it by looking at them because they’re too scared to move a muscle, especially the […]

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The Rockwood Files: One year after

05/31/2025 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A year ago, a tornado hop-scotched through our town. It was past midnight, and I was watching a movie at home with our teenagers. When our […]

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The Rockwood Files: Can fidgety shivers burn fat?

05/24/2025 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I used to be a fidgeter. I’d tap on things and bounce my leg so fast that Tom would sometimes reach over and put his hand […]

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The Rockwood Files: What I’ve learned in waiting rooms

05/17/2025 nwamamas

  By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I have a long relationship with waiting rooms. I’ve attended medical appointments for three kids, two dogs, one cat, and one husband. For nearly a […]

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How to stop an anxiety spiral

05/10/2025 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A windsock shaped like a hot air balloon with a spiral tail is suspended above our backyard deck. When the wind blows, the balloon spins, and […]

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