Essays about life by Motherlode Mama Gwen
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 One day Tom accused me of not being able to admit when I’m wrong. I told him he was probably wrong about that, but I did […]
Dear Jack, Eight years ago tonight, we met for the first time. I was the exhausted woman with the lovely epidural drip. You were the very red, very loud newborn who came roaring into the […]
When our daughter Kate was almost 3, I walked into the living room and caught her climbing the wall – literally. She’d scaled a wingback chair and stepped from the top onto a window ledge. […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 For generations, parents have been taking note of first steps, first words, and first days of school. But today’s parents also witness a whole new breed […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a countdown underway. My boys announce it each morning as they bound down the stairs to leave for school. “Seven more days of school, Mom!” […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today I got a rejection letter for a book manuscript. It hurt. It wasn’t the first one and won’t be the last, but it still hurt. […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Now that our oldest son has officially hit double-digits in age, he’s thinking of his future – his driving future. His 16th birthday is still six […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The snake sighting in our yard had been haunting me. Every time I stepped outside, I scanned for signs of it – the way wary beach […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A few years ago, a friend told me I absolutely had to get a DVR, which is short for “digital video recorder”. Some people call it […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a toddler in the house – a four-legged, floppy-eared toddler. And he’s making me crazy. How is it possible that I could love the little […]
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