The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Having kids is great – as long as you can stand all the bodily fluids. Because you’re definitely gonna see some, smell some and clean up […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Our 3-year-old daughter has moved out of the house and into a world of her own making. Sure, she’s still here physically, evidenced by the cracker […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last week I had lunch with a good friend I’ve known since I was a freshman in college. I was buying her a very belated birthday […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I was in my mid-twenties, I went to work for an ad agency and learned an important truth: “Money ain’t funny.” It was something my […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 This morning I woke up, shuffled downstairs for caffeine and glanced out the kitchen window. What I saw woke me up faster than the Diet Dr. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I fell off the diet wagon last weekend – and, oh, what a spectacular, delicious fall it was. I know I should take responsibility for it. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A few weeks ago I got an e-mail from my editors asking me to come by the newsroom to have a new photograph taken. They wanted […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Television can be a good thing sometimes. About a week ago, I saw a show that gave me the kick in the rear I’ve needed for […]