The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the airport, it isn’t. My husband Tom went on a quick business trip to New […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There are plenty of sad things that happened in the past two years. But I think this may be one of the saddest. According to an […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I dialed the number and, after a few rings, a recorded voice answered. Recording: “Thank you for calling ABC Clinic. Your call is very important to […]

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 […]