Interview 5 · Family
She forgot her wedding date?
Transcript
Rafa: Mom, the wedding is the easy part. Nobody forgets their wedding day.
Officer: When did you get married?
Lupe: Mmm… in… nineteen ninety… something?
Rafa: … Mom, it's the anniversary Dad never forgets!
Grandpa: Rewind.
Grandpa: Marital status: are you married, single, divorced, or widowed?
Grandpa: Your spouse: the full name of your husband or wife. Lupe: Carlos Hernández Ruiz.
Grandpa: The wedding date, month first: August fifth, nineteen ninety-five.
Grandpa: Marriages: How many times have you been married? Count the one you're in now.
Grandpa: Children: the form asks about kids under eighteen, but the officer can ask about all of them.
Grandpa: And bring your papers: your marriage certificate has the date.
Grandpa: Okay, like at the interview. How many times have you been married?
Rafa: Twice! At the church and at city hall.
Grandpa: Rafa! Same husband, that's one marriage. Lupe?
Lupe: Only one time. This is my first marriage.
Grandpa: Good. Another one: When did you get married?
Lupe: August fifth, nineteen ninety-five.
Rafa: Did you just read that off your ring?
Grandpa: Your dad had it engraved for a reason, kiddo.
Lupe: Your turn, mijo: What is your marital status?
Rafa: Single… but I have admirers.
Grandpa: Single is enough, kiddo. They don't ask about the rest.
Lupe: My fourteenth stamp in the passport!
Grandpa: Fourteen out of twenty, Lupe. Almost there.
Grandpa: Now, your ear. Listen to the officer, answer out loud… then repeat after me.
Officer: What is your marital status?
Grandpa: I am married. eye am MAIR-eed.
Officer: What's your husband's name?
Grandpa: My husband's name is Carlos Hernández Ruiz. my HUZ-bunz NAME iz.
Officer: When did you get married?
Grandpa: August fifth, nineteen ninety-five. AW-gust FIFTH, NINE-teen NINE-tee FIVE.
Officer: Is your husband a U.S. citizen?
Grandpa: No. My husband is a permanent resident. PUR-muh-nent REZ-ih-dent.
Officer: How many times have you been married?
Grandpa: Only one time. OHN-lee WUN TIME.
Officer: Do you have any children under 18?
Grandpa: None. My children are adults now. NUN… uh-DULTS.
Lupe: Married, one time, August fifth… and no children under eighteen!
Rafa: What do you mean, none? I'm your baby!
Grandpa: You're nineteen, kiddo. Lupe, say them out loud every day.