Cynthia Montes and Inocencia Plascencia

Recorded January 5, 2020 Archived January 5, 2020 36:56 minutes
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Description

Cynthia Montes (35) y su madre Inocencia "Ino" Mercado (54) hablan sobre su relación como madre y hija, el orgullo que Ino siente para Cynthia y sus otras hermanas, la fuerza que Ino ya ve que tiene dentro de sí misma, y cuales características Ino ve de sí misma en sus hijas.

[Cynthia Montes (35) and her mother Inocencia "Ino" Mercado (54) talk about their mother daughter relationship, the pride Ino feels for Cynthia and her other sisters, the strength that Ino can finally see that she possesses, and what characteristics of herself she sees in her daughters.]

Subject Log / Time Code

C asks I what is something she wishes she could tell her younger self
I dice que C y sus otras hijas son las personas mas importantes en su vida
I habla de la fuerza que tiene que no había descubierto hasta mas lejos en la vida
C says that this is the most relaxed and satisfied that she's seen I
C y I hablan sobre como de difícil ha sido para I cuando C se independizó
I habla de cuales partes de si misma ella puede ver en cada de sus hijas
C says I has been the mother that she needed, that all of her siblings needed, has learned so much from I

Participants

  • Cynthia Montes
  • Inocencia Plascencia

Recording Locations

Downtown Santa Monica

Transcript

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00:02 Hi, my name is Cynthia Montes. I am 35 years old. Today is Sunday, January 5th, 2020. We are in Santa Monica, California and I will be interviewing Gina Mercado. Who is my wonderful mom.

00:20 Hola mean Hombres en El Mercado Bingo Cinco De Cuatro anos es Domingo and they don't think he is in Santa Monica California that you wish you could tell your younger self.

00:56 That's a very hard question.

01:03 You'll be okay. Why is that?

01:15 I'm okay now.

01:20 Big girls then

01:22 And you are independent good girl.

01:28 Did you ever think there would be a time where we wouldn't be? Okay.

01:49 Team Thunder and taquitos

01:55 Game

01:59 Is he pursuing MBA?

02:03 People that recycle

02:08 Is there anything in life that you wish you had done differently?

02:15 Muchas cosas

02:25 Paronimo Temple

02:29 Sabes que las cosas Casey's dead Las Vegas is so so if you look back on your life, you feel like

02:48 Things happened the way they needed to happen and you wouldn't change thing.

02:57 What is something that you never started but wish you had?

03:11 AMC

03:14 Is there anything you ever wish you would have tried?

03:17 That you just

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03:24 See

03:29 Motel this is a pencil case.

03:38 Yeah, what would you like to study?

03:44 SML summer school

03:48 Parenthood Albuquerque

03:53 Be in the moment and covid-19.

04:01 Yeah, cuz when I left cuz it's Casey. Is he being someone on?

04:10 Are we are at Universal different AC?

04:15 Hello Kitty Bento cabinet important to Part of Me

04:22 So are you happy that I went to school?

04:37 I'm proud of you. Thank you. Mommy. What advice do you have for your daughters? And now that we're getting older. Is there anything you want us to know?

04:49 As adults just be happy and polices his instead of me.

05:00 Como estas crankcase weight

05:05 Look at the princess cuz why not?

05:08 I said look at it.

05:18 You look a lot of buses yellow staining.

05:25 Do you feel confident that as we get older we're going to make a simple episode 15 in on Timberland tomorrow. I mean

05:50 I feel the same idea.

05:52 We've learned a lot and we keep growing and you keep learning and growing with us. And I think that that's the best part we were going together. Is there any relationship in your life that you would like to improve with anybody?

06:10 No.

06:12 Do you feel okay with your idea and asparagus?

06:31 Give me some money. So no noise. Now. I can look at them. And what do you look forward to in the future as you see your future and your life? Is there something that you really looking forward to?

06:55 Be happy.

07:00 Vivir plenamente

07:10 Is there anything you would like to do? Well, then so if you could pick any City for us to travel and where would you like us to go?

07:39 Anywhere

07:46 But he's okay. And is there anything right now in your life that brings you a lot of Joy? Let's say that isn't your daughter's how about something else that isn't your daughters?

08:07 Well, I have a good friend.

08:10 Yeah.

08:15 As those all thing going to be in the moment.

08:21 Moving to

08:24 If you want to protect me.

08:33 Is it actually Fuccillo has it been difficult at all? Because you had such a long time not living in Mexico and not seeing so many people that you get to see now to keep those relationships strong. Did you have to work or was it easy to just kind of go back to Mexico and and have those same relationships with your siblings or with friends that you used to have? What did you feel like it was a little bit difficult.

09:00 No, dificil, pero es aprender start opinion. Conocer.

09:11 I'm going to Temple so is this that opinion.

09:23 I said hello my style El Amor De Hermanos.

09:37 Okay, so have you changed but can you say that you've had to get to know them again after 30 years of not being around them. So how have you changed that they have had to get to know you differently.

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10:06 He work at 11.

10:15 They were that's been done with all of you. So I'll 10 minutes.

10:33 Is there something that you think they see differently in you or like they they had an idea of who you were what you were like, and now that they spend so much more time with you. They see you differently.

10:56 Sorry for yelling my horn poquito.

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11:42 I do appreciate that a lot about you that you're very honest. Do you feel like that Honesty helps your relationships with the other family forget skin toy, it's okay. Base is located.

12:09 Song

12:12 And

12:17 What did you learn about yourself later in life that you wish you knew earlier in life about yourself.

12:29 Tango

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12:42 Yeah.

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12:49 Good thing going

12:59 Que tal vez. No Lo supere Sacramento

13:05 Paramedic when talking

13:10 When do you feel like you you finally realized that strengthen you was there a moment was there a day? Was there something specific that really made you realize that you are very strong.

13:41 In the prone position

13:48 Vehicle is he gay?

13:51 Tener que separa de Papa

13:56 Pelicula Quinta care

14:04 Look up quesadilla.

14:07 Mary Quinn Takei

14:15 And when you find out that you are strong and you are capable. Is that something that you have to remind yourself of daily or do you feel like okay now I know and I don't have to think about it again, or do you have to remind yourself that you are strong you do for kids?

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14:48 Como desaparecer El Camino

14:56 Te puedo hacer cosas, Mas Grandes

15:02 In accordance to take a pulled muscle

15:07 Talk to the office and I'll get a pole in Mesa.

15:12 How do you think of that?

15:16 You have modeled that strength for us as your daughters.

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15:29 What are some of the things that you feel you have done that showed us that you were?

15:34 Strong

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15:56 I agree.

15:58 And are you content with your life right now?

16:02 I am I said contenta porque.

16:10 Is a story in a moment. Quiero Dinero?

16:23 Entonces Vamos a la grande or

16:26 The story the contender

16:30 You look content. Yeah, I think you I think this is some of the most relaxed I've ever seen you.

16:40 And just satisfied and I think it's interesting because you were a young parent and so

16:51 I have seen you grow up. Just the way that you've seen us grow up. And I think it's been a really beautiful thing to be able to witness.

17:02 Your growth just the way you've witnessed our growth and I can say because I've known you all my life that I can I can see the difference and the change in you and I think it's it's such a beautiful thing to witness, you know, not only that you as a parent get to watch me grow up, but I is your child get to watch you grow up and I think it's really beautiful thing. Thank you, and I I like where you are right now and I like where you're going. So I'm very excited to see what happens in your life. What has been one of your greatest fears in life.

17:43 Wow.

17:47 Yo Creo que le my surrender.

17:52 Nothing is more important a phone of the middle Siempre.

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18:15 Saddle, kikiwaka symbol for SE

18:21 I think I'm in trouble. When I stress. Did you ever feel like there was a point where you might not be able to have or maintain that relationship with either one of us.

18:46 I'll be there tiempos lanky listen to us.

18:56 Fatal

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19:04 Going to sell most in the launcher.

19:09 Preguntas de is he's going to play winter. I don't know maybe not.

19:20 Can he stay wonderful to my stylist in Puerto Rico?

19:26 Get direction.

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19:38 Eve when women talk S&T me do

19:43 The key necklace

19:47 Leprosy are on EST.

19:54 Cahuilla fish

19:58 It was his duty free stay Independence, MO.

20:06 Before I come all lights 10%

20:15 I think I almost came and it is our last year.

20:28 Can you meow?

20:31 So is this a thought that you just had when you were with co-workers and it made you cry?

20:43 How was your weekend? Why you do? So is it is it from De semana?

20:51 Tutta Bella, Seattle

21:03 Put It On movies

21:19 Dwyane Wade if you seal contest

21:30 I didn't know that you that you felt that way about me moving out.

21:38 Yeah, I figured that way better. I'm in Milton poem.

21:43 NES game let me send opinion.

21:49 Temple, okay.

22:00 As if you think that I've lost you.

22:05 Don't give him protection ceremony importante.

22:09 Can you put on PreSonus independientes?

22:13 Can momento

22:22 Is burning with him quiz?

22:37 I cannot swallow.

22:41 So considering that so much of your life and your identity was Mom and Mother was there a fear of losing not losing us because you your identity but also be lost. My mom as a mom. Yeah Lucas. Have you now that my send Mama?

23:09 So it was in my Mazda, I think Cortana is Cynthia Carillon. Look at you later.

23:19 Te llama. Yo momento que son. Independence is anomaly.

23:28 Cynthia.

23:41 So yeah.

23:44 Is if you feel paralyzed in Persona?

23:48 I thought that

23:52 Burger King toy

23:55 Kick it.

23:59 Inside in me up inside in and Cindy I might and Stephanie. Okay. Alright, okay. Alright, so y'all do you know que necesita Eno?

24:17 So have you been working to answer that question? Have you found any answers to avoid when doing bicep inside can look at when do I look at your career?

24:45 Easter okay style Orlando. Do you feel like you're still working to figure out those parts of your identity and yourself that aren't I like to being a mother you feel like they're still worth that you need to do to send out more about who you are.

25:04 Paula Diaz

25:07 Porque I was just saying that okay.

25:11 No, tuve, La Puerta Negra.

25:20 Empezar what I could thing go by Temple

25:30 Take care of theaters in Laughlin, Nevada.

25:38 Have you found things that you like to do that are?

25:42 Adding to your new sense of identity.

25:48 Duplicate. Still working. I'm still working on it. I understand.

25:55 Is there anything that you think that we as your daughters as a unit if you think of the three of us together? Is there anything that you think we need to work on?

26:09 No, no porque siento Que ustedes.

26:21 Encuentro Tango

26:24 Look at Mississippi state is perfect.

26:35 Where and how how do you see yourself in each one of us? So I want you to tell me where you see yourself in Myra and then give me an example of where you see yourself in me or and then where you see yourself in Stephanie, but is there personality traits? Is there something that when you look at each one of us you can see parts of yourself in

27:01 Dial Basin diferentes etapas de mi vida.

27:14 Put a hand blown.

27:16 Mida

27:26 Is

27:34 So you put mucho Tiempo lo que me gusta by Miguel and his castle to papa. Say it all.

27:54 It's oval Myra and maybe when my tire in his house momentous KK.

28:08 Isaac is here. Let me give you.

28:17 Cuz if you do practical

28:26 I'm a twister.

28:31 Porque no, baby. No permitas Que.

28:37 Tu tienes que hablar Por Ti

28:42 Tell you but it'll be okay.

28:45 Agenesis audacity song

28:48 He is falling apart a medida que pasa.

28:52 Contigo

28:59 Could you kiss a fish?

29:09 Isis look at Pinterest.

29:13 It is.

29:17 Ankle braces dentist

29:27 What are the seven chakras?

29:31 Tienes mucha determination

29:38 Is Hellcat meeting with 20?

29:43 Nothing is mementos. Give me something.

29:50 Gas is look at it is.

29:54 Be amazing. I'm so proud of you.

30:02 Eva Stephanie

30:05 Stephanie's

30:14 She is the heart of us that has my baby.

30:22 I don't know.

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31:00 Colonial Gardens, Moorpark

31:04 Yeah.

31:06 She's such a nature. I agree. I think that's one of the things I admire most about you is the way you have an ability to accept everybody. You you are just so accepting of people that come in and out of our lives in and out of your life. And sometimes it's hard for me to have that level of acceptance for other people a lot of the times because it's hard to accept myself. So it's hard to accept other people when you can accept yourself, but I do see that that's a quality of yours that is reflected in Stephanie. She has this appreciation of people and acceptance of people that I admire her so much but I admire it because I admired in you and so I think it's it's so great that you have been able to pass down these bits and pieces of yourself to each one.

32:06 And again, it's so it's so beautiful to see to be able to be an adult and be able to see that. I think it's it's been great. Thank you for for doing that for us.

32:20 And is there anything that excites you about your future?

32:25 Go on the Colossus not being someone turn at 4:35.

32:39 Be be there moment to appreciate.

32:46 Sown

32:48 Sepultura no, se que pasara pero prefer to do something that's been a manager and I'm sure you've asked you this question many times. But is there anything you would like to ask me? Is there anything you would like to know about me?

33:28 You can meet us at the moment.

33:34 No cambiaria anything I wouldn't change anything, I think.

33:39 You have been the mother that we needed you you are the mother that each one of us has needed. I've learned so much from you. You know, I eat you're such a strong role model and I think like when the sun go down on me so badly. I keep thinking that there are so many.

34:01 Ways that you continue to show us?

34:04 How to accept life how to deal with things that come into your life and I think that that's exactly what I need from you. I need you to keep being the role model that you've always been night as I get older. I still feel like I need those examples and those moments of will how's my mom feeling my bed or how would my mom do that? I still feel like there's so much learning I need to do from you. So I wouldn't change anything I think sometimes

34:39 Maybe we could be a little bit less critical of each other because we know each other too. Well and sometimes I wish like okay, you can be a little less critical but also within that critique and that observation of what I'm doing or what I'm not doing you also.

35:00 You

35:03 Give me the space to figure out how I should be doing things differently. So although it sometimes bothers me when you might be a little bit too critical. I can also then step back and say okay. Well, this is why she says it or I can see how this is how I can change or I can improve so at the end of the day, it's something I appreciate even though in the moment. It might be a little bit difficult to hear was him. He took his if he's a part of me.

35:37 I want to be a they have to let you know when I'm think like Cindy Bishop, but I appreciate your mom things and I know they come from a good place this so and I ate like I like I said.

35:59 Your toes are just suggestions right there. Not a criticism or commentary about what's going on in our lives. It's just a suggestion for changing. We are not obligating his legs. Like I do appreciate that that you still give us the opportunity to do what we want to do, but you left for your your opinion. I love you so much. I love it.