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The Rockwood Files: Social media versus the awkward phase

06/06/2015 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Like many kids, I went through an “awkward stage.” A long one. Some days, I’m not even sure it has ended yet. It was particularly bad […]

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The Rockwood Files: Are we exasperating our kids?

05/23/2015 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Whether you’re religious or not, most parents can agree on the absolute truth and wisdom of the verse in the Bible that says, “Honor your father […]

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The Rockwood Files: Vices in a vice grip

05/16/2015 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 You know what I think about sometimes right before I fall asleep? Cereal. I imagine how lovely it would have been to sit down with a […]

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The Rockwood Files: Pickers and choosers

05/09/2015 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Remodeling your house is a little like having a baby. It’s wonderful and exciting – right up until the sledgehammer smashes into the first wall. Then […]

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The Rockwood Files: Fruity chocolate

05/02/2015 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a big bag of candy on the kitchen counter and no one is eating it. In a house with three kids and a chocolate-loving husband, […]

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The Rockwood Files: Dear Greg

04/18/2015 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Greg, April sucks. It really does. Each year as the calendar creeps closer to April 20th, the knot in my throat gets a little bigger […]

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The Rockwood Files: Resting My Eyes

04/11/2015 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I opened my eyes and fought my way up toward the surface of consciousness after a deep, blissful sleep. The first thing I saw was 10-year-old […]

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The Rockwood Files: How Spring Break nearly broke me

04/04/2015 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The world that exists inside your own head is a much kinder, gentler world than the one outside. I know this because, inside my head, I’m […]

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Empty Nexter: How to plan your funeral in three easy steps

04/03/2015 nwamamas

By Carrie Perrien Smith I got the call from Mom at 4:10 on the afternoon of Saturday, February 21. It was punctuated with “I don’t know what I will do without your father.” At age […]

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Slightly Tilted: Split Personalities

04/01/2015 nwamamas

By Jen Adair, Blogger at Slightly Tilted, Entreprenuer, Homeschool Mom to two fab kiddos Lately, my kids have become British in the morning and rednecks hillbillies after four in the afternoon. I don’t really know […]

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