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  • Mother-to-be Overwhelmed by Adoption Offers

    12/19/2003 11:48:23 AM PST · by Theodore R. · 18 replies · 152+ views
    Laredo, TX, Morning Times ^ | 12-19-03 | Taylor, Erinn
    Mother-to-be overwhelmed by adoption offers BY ERINN TAYLOR Times staff writer Erika Castro, the young woman who is hoping for a better life for one of her children, was overwhelmed Thursday by the amount of interest her story received. Castro, a mother of two young children, is expecting her third child in approximately three months. Her hope is to place the newborn up for adoption, as she lacks the financial ability to raise another child. Young and scared, Castro said she was not sure of her options. "I really didn't think that people would care," Castro said Thursday afternoon. "I...