“I’ve always been a rule follower. When they said not to chew gum, I didn’t chew gum. When they said not to use your cellphone, I didn’t use my cellphone. But today, in the spirit of defying expectations, and for perhaps the last time at this podium, I say..."
Heather Dixon is Editor-in-Chief of savvymom.ca, a Mom to three highly advanced little girls (according to her husband and her), a runner, a reader and a lover of wine and beer. Find her at savvymom.ca or on Facebook
"I know I suck at being a good friend right now. But I promise it’s not forever. I’m in the weeds. I’m knee-deep in parenting little kids who need me for pretty much everything right now. But this stage in life – it doesn’t last forever."