The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When you give birth to your second child (or third or fourth or fifth), the nice people at the hospital usually give you a little gift […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 You never forget your first time. (No, not that kind of first time.) I’m talking about your first time on two wheels – those first moments […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Even when you listen closely, you can’t hear it – the soft buzz, buzz, buzz of the imaginary bees terrorizing our house. Because the bee problem […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’m lucky because the dress code around my home office is ultra casual. There have been a few days when I didn’t even make it out […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 At one point or another, we parents have to decide what we want to do about kids and money. Do we pay an allowance? Is the […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Three-year-old Kate had her annual check-up a few weeks ago. I expected a good report because she has been blessed with good health – good appetite, […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I had that same, weird dream again last night. I was back in college, running late for a football game halftime show. I was a baton […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Spring is supposed to be a happy time of year – the warmth, the sun, the flowers in bloom. But for me, it’s often a sad […]