“[The thing] I’m proudest of is [my] family [and] that I have my kids.”

Juliana was a very energetic person and she cared about school. She had straight A’s until something happened.

She was always a very hard working person and always took people’s advice but also remembers many things about people how has influenced her.

She was very young and would help her dad every day for work. Sometimes she didn’t want to do it but her father changed her mindset and took the advice he gave her which was important.

Until one day her dad passed away and used many of her lesson which made her didn’t give up, becoming a successful woman always trying to make her self in a better place.

Transcript

Victor Varela : Can you tell me about someone who had a big influence on you?

Juliana Miranda : A person who had a big influence on me was my dad.

VV : Can you tell me some of the most important lessons that he taught you?

JM: The most important lessons that he taught me was to be a better person how to work how to never give up on the things that I’ll do.

VV: Now today do you think those things that he told you affect you today?

JM: Affect me they don’t affect they help me they help me because I can be a better person um can look for a job to not give up on what I do. 

VV: What is the happiest moments with him?

JM: The happiest moments that I lived with him was when I was younger that we used to go out to take us to the park we use to go to church and use to gather around with the family. 

JM: There was another happy memory that I have that um one time he took u out it was a cousins party and  they had a clown and the clown made this game for the fathers so they set up all the fathers on the side and my dad was standing in the middle  that clown put a rope around them and made all the dads pulled it and how my dad was in the middle some boxers comes out with some underwear and everyone started laughing and the kids and um everyone thought he was his real underwear but it wasn’t it was really funny and nice moment that we lived when we were younger.

VV: Alright so what are you proudest of?

JM: Um What I’m proudest of is the family that I have my kids.

VV: why does that make you feel proud?

JM: That makes me feel proud because I feel my three boys are growing and there everything to me? And I’m showing them um what my dad taught me to be a better person keep going to school for their dreams guiding them so they can be a better person for their wives when they grow up and have their kids telling them what’s good and what’s bad for they can be a persn in there life.

VV: How would you like to be remembered?

JM: How would I like to be remembered like a funny mom like your friend but like your mom so its like both things like a bad [expletive] like you you know whats up like the person who’s always going to be there for that’s going is always going to help go through the right path in your life.

VV: How can I make you proud?

JM: The way you can make me proud is by going to school, having good grades behaving being good with your siblings not being a bad boy i want you to be a good boy. I also want you to succeed in life follow your dreams conquer any obstacle that you think you can another thing when you grow up to buy me a house a car a lambo jk just joking 

VV: For your great great grandchildren this listening to this years from now is there any wisdom will like to pass on to them.

JM: yes I just want them to know to listen to their [expletive] parents if not i’m going come from the dead and pull their [expletive] legs when there sleeping. Just kidding I’m going to make you teach them how I taught you.

VV: If this was our last conversation is there anything you would like to say to me?

JM: That i love you i just wanted uh to tell you this for you can tell your brother also that i love them with all my heart  that you guys are everything to me you guys are my everything they only thing that I have in this world

VV: Is there anything else you want to tell us?

JM: Another would be to be careful on who you date what friends to have cause like me I was a young parent i don’t want you to fall in those steps I want you to go to school, I want you  to go to college yes but have a relationship take care of yourself and don’t go through wrong paths and the courage to face anything never be quiet always say it if you ever have a problem always have that don’t be scared thats what I’m trying to say don’t be scared to tell me the problem if I can ill will help you you know you always have a friend with your parents me and your dad we are always there for you never hesitate to tell us you need to tell us everything the true just don’t be scared and don’t lie.

VV: You say not to lie but do you lie to us.

JM: My lies are good lies so they really matter if I lie to you, you still have to listen i’m your mom yes I’m your mom the only thing if there’s lies no lies I don’t care if you have to go to school to college thats what I’m trying to tell you and be a good person a really good person thats the [expletive] that’s the point.

VV: So thought this whole conversation you just want me to succeed in life and be better than you in a good way and have a happy life.

JM: Yes I do.