The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today I’m sharing important research I’ve compiled here in the parenting trenches that may help my fellow parents gain more insight into why we’re so annoying. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 No…no, no, no. What is that awful sound? Oh, I hate that sound. Why did I pick that sound for my iPhone alarm app? ’m definitely […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 “Stupid, stupid, stupid.” That’s what I muttered to myself as I reached into the basket of guilt-inducing Halloween candy for the fourth time today. Last weekend […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Superheroes are hot right now. They score big at the box office. They’re piling up on prime time TV and you’ll see plenty of little caped […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I was growing up, we kept our navy blue Pontiac Bonneville a long time – mostly out of necessity and partly because my mother had […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 My kids used to ride the bus. Now they don’t. Now I spend more than an hour in the car on weekdays sitting in long car […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Facebook, We need to talk. I think we need to take a break. It’s not you, it’s me. Okay, maybe it’s a little bit you. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If I had a business card for my job as a mother, the job description would read “Finder of Things.” Because that’s what I do. I […]