What would Judi do?

Fourteen years ago I became a mom.  It's been a fun ride so far but holy smokes, I had no idea what being a mom meant.   No. Freaking. Clue.   I've learned so much.  Let's review: I learned to be an advocate for my kids from the beginning.  I remember telling our (then) pediatrician that something was wrong with one of my kids (A).   No, you're just a nervous mom , she said.  After changing doctors and getting a referral to Children's Hospital ( what took you so long to bring her here? ), I was proven right.  Boo yah. I learned how to take advantage of the world around me: When M had eye surgery at age 4, I told her if she'd just suck it up and do the drops until the end, we'd have a super huge party with a big surprise.  She didn't know until around age 12 that the fireworks that last day of her eye drops were really for July 4. We got so lucky and won two slots in the french immersion program and sent our girls to school in a language we don'