Jose Aparicio Moreno tries to make it through a family tragedy
After a family member died, Jose tried to find a way through life being different.
By C.J. Washington | Digital Creator
After another long, lonely day at school, Jose Aparicio Moreno came home to find his mother in tears. He wondered what could have happened. Something was very wrong. He asked his mother what was the matter. She looked at him with tear-stained eyes and told him that his uncle, someone who was like a second father to him, had passed away.
“It made everything harder for me.” — Jose Aparicio Moreno, student.
It was “devastating for my family,” Moreno said. “It made everything harder for me.”
Usually, Moreno would ask his teacher questions about how to say something properly or what certain words mean but not today. School the next day felt quite different. All Moreno could think about was this loss and how different things were going to be.
Moreno parents always wanted what was best for him.
“You should always look for the best,” they would tell him.
That is why they both immigrated from Mexico because they wanted the best life for themselves and their children. Because his family only spoke Spanish around him, it took longer for him to learn English, making it harder to not only learn in school, but to make friends and communicate with the world around him. He felt like he was constantly on the outside looking in.
“I would feel so lonely,” he said.
All Jose wants in life was to help his family. He‘s not the kid who wants to become famous, rich or even incredibly successful. He’s learned through his struggles that he can contribute to his family, and make a better life like his parents wanted for him.
