The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today I bought our niece Katie a graduation present. I couldn’t decide what to choose, so I gave the gift of shopping. I bought her a […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last Saturday was one of those ideal summer days – until it wasn’t. It was a bright, 92-degree day with sunshine that practically screamed “Go jump […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night for dinner I had two bowls of Froot Loops. Tom was on a business dinner with co-workers. The kids were in bed for the […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’m one of the lucky ones. My dad was always around, played with us plenty, taught us things, loved our mom and gave my brother and […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’m feeling a little summer anxiety right now. Tomorrow is the last day of school, and then the questions will begin: “Mom, what games do you […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Our house is mainly a benevolent dictatorship, but there are a few things the kids have absolute control over. They decided when they were ready for […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 At some point, we all have to accept that there are some things we don’t do well. New mothers typically try to be Supermom for a […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 God was smart when He set things up. He knew kids would need two parents because, inevitably, one of them is not going to be up […]