On the recordOctober 11, 1998
Thirty years ago my children and I were abandoned by their father. My children were 1, 3 and 5 years old. I went to work immediately. I had good job skills fortunately. I was a very healthy young woman. My children were healthy. We were really fortunate. But the most fortunate part of that horrible situation was that I had a good education. I had 2 years of college. I quit college so that I could help my children's father finish school. But I had enough education to get job opportunities and make those job opportunities work for my family and myself while I continued to finish my college education. Without that education, I do not know where we would be today, because it made all the difference in the world in my self-esteem, and in my ability to go forward.
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