If you want to see a mother fight fiercely for her children’s needs, just take a look at my older sister – whoa. She is the ultimate advocate for her kids. I’ll take a small amount of credit for providing early training ground. Family legend has it I refused to talk to anyone else but her and I would whisper in her ear something only she could interpret. She would then spring into action, ordering people around and telling them what I needed. Bossy Pants. But it served her well, because ...