What can you say to reassure me, but more importantly, my parents, that I will be able to sufficiently support myself after I graduate?

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As an occasional radio presenter myself, I fully support Tony Blackburn here.

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"I couldn't afford to support my family and myself, " he says.

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"I have been trying to find a way to support myself financially while allowing me to work on the forest at the same time, " he said.

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Don't get me wrong, I have an incredible support team around me for which I'm very grateful, but maybe I'm shortchanging myself by not making more of an effort with fellow moms.

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And it was only at the end of last week that I fully persuaded myself that I would, and indeed that I could, undertake this vitally important role and simultaneously support and promote my constituents and my constituency.

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When I realized just how much of an impact my rather small support had made, I decided to scale up my efforts and dedicated myself to improving the lives of those less fortunate.

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Six years ago, Hurricane Katrina blew 24 feet of water into my fishing lodge, the business I'd devoted my career to building, the sole means of support for myself and my family.

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It was so enlightening that I have returned to it over time to remind myself that as women, we tend to fall into roles as support players.

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