The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It’s hard to write with all the chomping in the room. Goldendoodles are not known for their table manners, or, in this case, floor manners. Mac […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Every family vacation wraps up with experiences sorted into categories – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Our crew ended the summer break with a […]

By Gwen Rockwood, syndicated columnist and mama of 3 As most parents know, one of the requirements of the job is to drive. Especially as kids get older and have more activities, the driving demands […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I know I shouldn’t be surprised. I should’ve known this was coming. But I honestly didn’t expect it. I thought I was special. And now I […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If you’re like me, you take your smartphone with you almost as instinctively as you take your next breath. And I don’t mean you take it […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last week, our two teenage boys came home after their first day of work at a new summer job. My mouth fell open as they breezed […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There are two times in a woman’s life when she needs an epidural to block the certain agony coming her way. The first is the day […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Sometimes you get subtle reminders you’re not as young as you used to be – like when you notice the small but insistent ache in your […]