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Questions to ask · Family · for your Grandparents

What do you see in me that reminds you of yourself, or of someone in our family?

Why this question matters

Becoming a parent or a grandparent changes everything, and it is rare to hear what it actually felt like. This question lets them tell it from the inside.

Ask it on a quiet afternoon, give time for the answer, and write down the small details. That is where the story lives.

  1. What was my parent like as a baby and a little child?
  2. What was the funniest thing one of your children ever said or did?
  3. What family traditions did you start?
  4. What were holidays and birthdays like in your house?
  5. What was the hardest part of being a father?

From the journal

Keep their answers in one book.

This is one of the 100 guided questions in Tell Me Your Story, Grandpa, Tell Me Your Story, Grandma. Every page has room to write the answer by hand.

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