The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Is senioritis contagious? Because I think our nearly 18-year-old son, who will graduate high school this month, is spreading it like crazy. Our 15-year-old daughter has […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 About six years ago, a weird, wonderful thing happened. I taught our kids how to use the washer and dryer, so they’d know how to start […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 My poor mother. Those are the three words that come to mind when I look back on my childhood. It’s not that I was a hell-raiser. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Here’s the answer to almost any problem you’re having today. It’s only three words long and makes you smell good: Take a shower. Too simplistic, you […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I watch for great quotes the way kids hunt Easter eggs, eagerly peering around every corner in case a good one is nestled nearby. It’s one […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 For those of us who have kids or pets – or God help us – both, there is one thing we know for sure. Illnesses, accidents […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 For the second time in our lives, Tom and I have a high school senior in the house. The first time it happened was two years […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last week I did something that took no effort at all. I turned 49. As special occasions go, you can’t beat a birthday. No one expects […]