The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 My birthday plans were simple. Maybe a little shopping with my mother, who was visiting for the weekend. Maybe I’d talk my dad into planting some […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 By the time these words make it into print, I’ll be a year older. Here’s a list of what I know: All I want for my […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 At my house, up is down. Down is up. Black is white and night is day. Everything that used to be true is decidedly false and […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 One night 12 years ago… The night didn’t get started until 9 p.m. My friend JC and I, whose single-girl apartments were a few doors away […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When 7-year-old Adam said he wanted to be on a basketball team, I was happy. There’s a sport I can not only understand but also enjoy […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It’s almost time for Valentine’s Day There’s just so much I want to say Things have changed for me and you You can’t deny what you […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The kids and I were glued to the television last night as the six o’clock news played. A big ice storm had already begun to move […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’m human, and sometimes I’m wrong. One of the hazards of writing for newspapers is that sometimes you get to be wrong in print for lots […]