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P marks the spot
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The carpet cleaners are coming today. It’ll be expensive and leave us with damp carpet longer than we expect. But it must be done. Otherwise, we’d […]
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The Rockwood Files: The trip I still treasure
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Judging by the throngs of people surging into airports and tourist spots, summer vacation is alive and well once again. The country is finally unfurling from […]
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The Rockwood Files: Commas, dashes and periods — oh my!
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A few months ago, one of my fellow mom friends was accused by her teenage daughter of using “aggressive punctuation” in text messages. Since we’re both […]
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The Rockwood Files: Summer jobs 101
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Tis the season for teenagers and summer jobs. Two of my three offspring are pounding the digital pavement this week as they apply online for various […]
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The Rockwood Files: Math misery
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night, on the eve of another week of school, my 14-year-old daughter remembered Monday would bring more math – geometry homework and tests, to be […]
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The Rockwood Files: Off the hook
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today I did something that felt so weird. I took down the hook. For the past nearly 14 months, a small Command hook has hung by […]
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The Rockwood Files: How many throws?
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If you’re old enough, you may remember a TV commercial that featured a cartoon owl in a tree who answers a little boy’s question: “How many […]
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The Rockwood Files: Consequences of a spring fling
By Gwen Rockwood, Northwest Arkansas newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Sometimes we self-proclaimed “indoorsy” people get seduced by the sunshine of a perfect spring day. Last Sunday was one of those days, and my […]
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The Rockwood Files: I am a brave starfish
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and Northwest Arkansas mama of 3 Instructor: “Now, wrap the fabric around your wrists and then pull yourself upside down to do the inverted starfish.” Me (inside my head): “Wait… […]
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The Rockwood Files: Dear College Freshmen
Dear College Freshmen, I won’t try to sugarcoat it. Your freshman year sucked. It wasn’t at all what your older friends, the movies or even your parents told you it would be. It was… underwhelming, […]