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The Rockwood Files: Missing pieces

07/25/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 You’ve heard of a missing person’s report, right? I may have to file a missing “pieces” report. Because I haven’t seen my kids’ ears in months. […]

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The Rockwood Files: Consequential

07/18/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Consequential. That’s the word that comes to mind when I think about all that has happened these past several months. Everything feels so… heavy. Even a […]

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The Rockwood Files: A different kind of Independence Day

07/11/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’ve been thinking a lot about independence lately. Not just because we’re about to celebrate an unusual Fourth of July minus the annual gathering of friends […]

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The Rockwood Files: Charlie and Pete

06/27/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A beagle and a possum walk into a backyard. Only one would leave with his dignity. It might sound like the opening line of a bad […]

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The Rockwood Files: Watching it burn

06/20/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last weekend, the five of us gathered chairs around the small barbecue grill in the backyard and watched a year’s worth of work go up in […]

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Slightly Tilted: The Year of the Binge

06/17/2020 nwamamas

By Jen Adair, Blogger at Slightly Tilted, Entreprenuer, Homeschool Mom to two fab kiddos In case you didn’t know, this year has been the worst year in the history of 2020. I won’t mention any riots […]

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The Rockwood Files: Skinny sweatpants

06/13/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 One of the greatest writers of all time, the late Erma Bombeck, once made this profound statement: “I am not a glutton – I am an […]

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The Rockwood Files: Behind the mask

06/06/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Okay, I’m just going to say it. I wear a mask. My whole family does. I hope we can still be friends. For some people, mask […]

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The Rockwood Files: Relationship pandemic potholes

05/30/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The pandemic along with the need to spend so much time at home has been hard on relationships. For many couples, what began as loveable “quirks” […]

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The Rockwood Files: A corny competitor is born

05/23/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I am bad at sports. Always have been. While other people bemoan the loss of sports during this pandemic, I haven’t missed it. I understand the […]

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