Essays about life by Motherlode Mama Gwen
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 […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last weekend, a friend needed to borrow a piece of equipment, and I knew exactly where it was. I retrieved it from the closet but then […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I love it when something old becomes new again. And lucky for me and my fellow letter lovers, word games are not only new again, they’re […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If you watched the Super Bowl a few weeks ago, you may have noticed that most of the car commercials were for a specific type of […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnists and mama of 3 Something uncomfortable happened after Christmas. It has taken me several weeks to admit it because I already know how it’ll make me sound – shallow, silly, […]
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