For example, do you have colleagues who would encourage and support you, if asked?
As they became adults I began to understand that my new job as a parent was not to teach or control, but to listen and support, and if asked, advise without criticism or connection to whether they follow my advice or not.
The UK's Disaster Emergency Committee has said it would support a transnational intervention if asked.
And according to a Gallup poll from February, although sixty-two per cent of all Americans would support Israel over Palestine if asked to choose sides, that figure has dropped ten points among Democrats since 2014.
And in another study it has been shown that radiologists and referring physicians alike tend to support the proposition that, if asked, radiologists should disclose the results of imaging studies to patients [12].
France and Germany, both opponents of the war, had indicated that they would offer greater support, though still no troops, if asked by a sovereign Iraqi government.
It has come to be alien to the vast majority of women, who do not self-identify as feminists, and yet who, if asked, would support feminist goals.
The question for those considering a second independence referendum is how these leave voters will behave if asked to support a country separate from the UK but remaining in the EU.
Whether it's an emotional stake (a classic one being that your parents want you to have opportunities that they never did, even if they are opportunities you're not interested in at all) and/or a financial stake (are they footing the bill or the loans?), you have a better chance of enlisting their support if you ask for their input and outline your reasons before you take a leap.
