The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Eighteen years ago, I got a call from my best friend, Jennifer. I was sitting at my desk in the newsroom, surrounded by the chatter of […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 As a mom of three, part of my job is to buy clothes for whichever kid happens to be in the midst of a growth spurt. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Now and then something rare and remarkable happens, like a solar eclipse, or the birth of a hamster with two noses, or a mother of three […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Chocolate chip cookies, the Slinky, Play-Doh, Post-It notes, and potato chips. The one thing they all have in common is this: They’re losers. Big fat mistakes. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a bird chirping outside my office window today, announcing the start of spring. I’ve gone to the window to see if I can spot her […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I knew it was a Monday when Tom woke me up with two words: “We overslept.” We sprang out of bed and flew around the house, […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Surprised. That’s how I look in my new driver’s license picture. I laughed when the woman at the DMV handed me the new card because that […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 As I mentioned last week, Tom and I recently drove our three kids 18 hours to the happiest place on Earth where we spent four days […]