The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night we watched the Superbowl. Sometimes, I watch it for funny commercials if I don’t have a favorite team in the matchup. But last night, […]

By Gwen Rule Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There are some columns I don’t want to write because it hurts. This is one of them. Last week, my dad died. And I am […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 They say you never forget your first. When it comes to curse words, that’s certainly true for me. But let the record show, I was completely […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I like January. I think most mothers do. Sure, it’s the dead of winter and it gets dark ridiculously early, but January has one big thing […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 During the weeks before Thanksgiving, I was high on anticipation – counting down the days until our two sons were scheduled to come home from college […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Every now and then I run across a seemingly random fact that occupies more headspace than it probably should – like elephants can’t jump. (It’s physically […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I thought one of the perks of making it to middle age would be that we no longer have to suffer the indignities of puberty. No […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I get up, brush my teeth, and look in the mirror – there she is. The control freak. Just staring back at me, probably criticizing […]