The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night I did it again. Under cover of darkness, unbeknownst to my sleeping husband next to me, I spent a few hours with a stranger […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Lately the mailbox is making me feel old. In addition to those annoying bills it’s always full of, now there’s a new smack in the face […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today I saw a little girl in Target have a meltdown while her mother and grandmother tried desperately to talk her out of it. I felt […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 On May 4, 2013 I went to the Prom – but not the kind with all the awkward teenage drama. This one was a “Mom Prom,” […]

I know I’m probably too old to be this excited about a new toy, but, nevertheless, I am. I’ve got a new swing, and I love it. We hung the one-seater swing from the high […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I have what we moms call a “picky eater.” That doesn’t mean the kid won’t eat. He eats plenty of food when it’s served in the […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Tick, tick, tick. My paranoia grows with each passing hour. One by one, all three of my kids have fallen victim to a nasty stomach bug […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I was growing up, my best friend and I bounced back and forth between our two houses, so we knew each other’s parents pretty well. […]