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The Rockwood Files: The test I flunked

10/17/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Up until this week, I had never flunked a test. I was one of those kids in high school who poured herself into preparation because I […]

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The Rockwood Files: Click marks the spots

10/10/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 My kids think it’s amazing that I was an ancient 18 years old the first time I got a computer and learned to use it. For […]

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The Rockwood Files: Falling into the new season

09/26/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A few days ago, I took the dogs to the backyard and stood on the deck waiting for them to take care of business. For the […]

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The Rockwood Files: When Wanda went to Walmart

09/19/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Something is wrong at my mother’s favorite grocery store, and she’s not going to take it lying down. She may even write a strongly worded letter […]

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The Rockwood Files: Trio of tidbits

09/12/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Sometimes I have an idea for a column that grows to the size of a Saint Bernard or Great Dane and takes up all the space […]

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The Rockwood Files: School three ways

09/05/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’ve been at this mom gig for 18 years now, and I can tell you from experience that this is the weirdest back-to-school week I’ve ever […]

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The Rockwood Files: Stitch in time

08/29/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Remember when we were kids and, during the first week of school, the teacher would make us stand in front of the class and talk about […]

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The Rockwood Files: Bathroom breaking point

08/22/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Yesterday I walked into the bathroom to put away a stack of folded towels. As soon as I put the pile of fresh laundry on the […]

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The Rockwood Files: Taking the test

08/15/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I was in my early twenties and working as an assistant in the newsroom of the local paper, the editor tossed me an assignment late […]

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The Rockwood Files: Letter to my kids boss

08/08/2020 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 During what many would describe as the suckiest summer in recent history, something good happened at our house. Two of our three children have become gainfully […]

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