The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I had a birthday this month, and The New York Times gave me a wonderful present. On the day I turned a year older (which in […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Thirty-four. That’s the number I counted while standing in the shower. As hot water rained down on my hair, I scanned the corner-mounted shower shelves and […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and Northwest Arkansas mama of 3 The other day I watched my 14-year-old daughter text her best friend, and I realized something. Generally speaking, a person’s age is a direct […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night I opened a bathroom drawer to reach in for a clean hand towel. There wasn’t one there. I sighed and shuffled toward the laundry […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today we’re having a snow day. In a stroke of lucky timing, the snow fell on President’s Day, which means we’re off work for the day […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist  and mama of 3 In my mind, I’m sitting on a sandy white beach. I’m lounging in one of those fancy cabanas the size of a full-size bed, bordered by […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Once upon a time, a long time ago, a guy came to my tiny apartment. I was 24 years old and on my fourth date with […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and Northwest Arkansas mama of 3 Five days ago, I pushed my cart through Target and willed myself not to cry. This is ridiculous, I thought. I cannot have an […]