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The Rockwood Files: Fox and the hound
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 This morning as I was settling into my desk chair to begin work, our dog Cooper walked over to me with the “kill” in his mouth. […]
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The Rockwood Files: Letter to Santa (and mama helpers)
Dear Santa, Don’t worry. This isn’t another letter full of requests like the millions flood your North Pole mailbox each year. It’s just a quick note to see how you’re doing. Are you exhausted? Because […]
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Life with Ladybug: All-day, every-day morning sickness
By Shannon Magsam, mama to Ladybug It wasn’t a morning thing, it was an all-day thing. So why do they call it morning sickness? I wondered to myself from the time I was six weeks […]
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The Rockwood Files: Stitch in time
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I don’t often write “follow-up” columns, mostly because life moves quickly, and I can barely remember what I wrote about last week, much less several months […]
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An open letter to stay-at-home moms: You’re an amazing and strong woman, too
By April Wallace, writer mama During a late-night scroll through my Facebook feed, I got sucked into reading the comments of a post announcing an acquaintance’s return to work from maternity leave. “You’re an amazing […]
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The Rockwood Files: 20 secrets of the 20-year anniversary
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last weekend, Tom and I went out to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. An acquaintance we bumped into said congratulations and then asked us “So what’s […]
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The Rockwood Files: Zippy meets Ruby
In June of last year, I wrote about a tiny turtle my kids rescued from a swirling pool filter and turned into a pet named Zippy. For the record, I was in favor of releasing […]
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The Rockwood Files: Under one roof
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I never thought I’d say this, but here goes: I’m a 40-something living with my parents. In American society, that’s not a popular thing to say. […]
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The Rockwood Files: It’s about time
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There are some topics I find myself reading about as often as possible. Time management is one of them. When a new magazine article about it […]
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The Rockwood Files: Mama and the machine
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 We have a new “pet” in the family. It doesn’t eat. Doesn’t ever need a vet appointment. It can do lots of cool tricks. And here’s […]