The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today was the first day of spring but no one told the sun. It was an overcast day whipped around by a cold wind, so I […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The night before I turned 16, I was so excited I could barely sleep. I knew that when I woke up the next morning and got […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Here’s a little fact I didn’t know until today. Puppies – like the one we brought home last summer – turn into “canine teenagers.” It can […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today I told my dad, for what is probably the 20th time, that the reason he’s having trouble talking is because he had a stroke. It […]

Today I confess a secret I’ve kept for more than two decades. In 1991, when I was co-editor of my high school yearbook, I rigged an election – sort of. Here’s what happened. As one […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Those of us who have survived the toddler years know a thing or two about rage because we’ve seen it up close and personal. Even though […]

About seven years ago – before I had teenagers of my own – I got an opportunity to interview a child psychologist for an article I was writing. During the interview, I asked the doctor […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Husband, children, dogs, cat, my fellow housemates: Tonight marks the 20th year I’ve come here to report on the State of our Household. I ask that […]