
This story describes the pain of a mother who gave up a foster daughter, Coco. A year later, she adopted a baby boy, and described this grief to the social worker, noticing that having language to describe the specific loss – “duelo por falta de derechos,” – ‘grief because you have no rights (to keep the child)’ – helped the family move on. 10 minute read, upper intermediate level.
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- Link: https://www.latimes.com/espanol/opinion/articulo/2022-03-25/nuestro-hijo-adoptivo-se-reuniria-con-su-madre-biologica
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Language: Spanish
Setting (class level or workshop): Community and Undergraduate
Type of Story: Newspaper or Magazine
Medium: written
Contributed by: Lesley Trujillo ( lesley-trujillo@uiowa.edu )