5 mindful podcasts on parenting - episode 44
There are a lot of different approaches to being a parent, and we have all the angles covered.
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1. The Longest Shortest Time
"I couldn't promise him that we're his parents. I could only promise that... he's safe for today." — Trystan, on The Accidental Gay Parents
An unprepared couple is given less than a day to decide whether to adopt their niece and nephew or let them fall into the hands of foster care.
2. Radio Diaries
"What have you been up to since we shared a womb together?" — Paula Bernstein, on Identical Strangers
Identical twin sisters share what it's like to meet for the first time at 35, after being part of a unique science experiment.
3. The New Family
"I'm an [emotional] person and the tears were going crazy. I walked up to her and I put out my hand... and she came to me." — Jackie Gillard, on Life in a Mixed Race, Blended, Adoptive family!
After giving up on fertility treatments, writer Jackie Gillard decides to take a different route, and explores international adoption.
4. Life of the Law
"If I could have had a family, I probably would have had two or three children. I think about that all the time." — Lewis Reynolds on Sterilized
What happens when your decision to become a parent is taken away from you? Beginning in 1907, states all across the U.S. began to forcibly sterilize over 60,000 Americans who were deemed "unfit."
5. Crybabies
"It just sounds like he's so lonely up there." — 11-year-old Mercy, on Megan Amram, Austin and Mercy
Hosts Sarah and Susan invite their children into the studio for an unadulterated conversation about David Bowie and songs that make them cry.
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