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This Week on Metro Connection: Parenting

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We'll dive in to the life-altering, all-consuming world of parenting, as we consider how we conceive, engage with and educate our children in the nation's capital. We'll find out why a local couple useda surrogate mother thousands of miles away. We'll learn why a significant number of Washington women are choosing to parent without a partner. And we'll hear from a family that's spending the next year sailing around the world.


[Music: "Every Little Bit Hurts" by John Davis from Title Tracks / "Teach Your Children" by Pickin' On CSN&Y from Pickin' On CSN&Y]

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