Wendy Auger is trying to keep her personalized license plate.

Wendy Auger never imagined her family’s silly reminder would become a state battle. For fifteen years, “PB4WEGO” made strangers laugh. Now New Hampshire calls it “offensive.” A mom’s joke, turned into a legal fight. Her plate, her voice, her freedom—suddenly on the line. One small word, one stubborn woman, and a government that just wouldn’t lis…

For Wendy, the license plate wasn’t just metal and paint; it was a tiny billboard of joy. “PB4WEGO” made kids giggle, parents nod, and strangers smile at red lights. To have it suddenly labeled “offensive” felt like being told that her sense of humor, her motherhood, and her harmless self‑expression were somehow wrong. It wasn’t vulgar, she argued, just the universal plea every parent makes before a long drive.

As the state hid behind old rules and rigid policies, Wendy stood her ground, insisting that free speech shouldn’t vanish at the DMV counter. Her fight raised a bigger question: who decides what’s “appropriate” in public life, and how far can governments go in silencing harmless expression? Whether or not she keeps the plate, Wendy’s quiet rebellion reminds us that sometimes the smallest battles reveal how much our everyday freedoms truly matter.