The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Future Daughters-in-law and Son-in-law, Even though right now you’re just kids and we haven’t even met, I think about you. Sometimes it happens when I […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 This week, after taking the second of my three kids to a consultation appointment at the orthodontist’s office, I saw the reality of our situation in […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It happened again yesterday. I went to the store for “just a few things.” An hour and more than a hundred dollars later, I pushed an […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 One of the great things about being young and broke is that it forces you into new situations. After my second year of college, I decided […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Even though there’s something comforting about getting back into a normal routine after a hectic holiday period, I don’t like January. It’s the one month of […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It pains me to say this, but it’s true: The people who live up North are tougher. There, I said it. It’s hard to admit because […]

Note: Mamas, I ran across this old column and it made me smile, especially the pic of my baby girl climbing up on my desk. And it also made me remember that there are probably […]

This poem is featured in the book, “Reporting Live from the Laundry Pile: The Rockwood Files Collection,” which you can find on Amazon. (Available in paperback or Kindle version.) Enjoy! ‘Twas the day after Christmas […]