Your parents are full of stories you’ve only half heard. The house they grew up in, their first job, how they met.
52 Weeks of Family Stories
One question a week to ask your mom or dad
Free by email, for a whole year
Each week, one good question lands in your inbox, ready for your next call or visit.
Your parents are full of stories you’ve only half heard. The house they grew up in, their first job, how they met.
Each week, one good question lands in your inbox, ready for your next call or visit.
How it works
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One question a week,
all year long.
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What you'll ask
The 52 questions follow your parents' life in order, starting where memories are easiest to reach.
1
Weeks 1–8
Easy doors
Gentle questions about childhood and growing up.
2
Weeks 9–22
Their world before you
Work, friendships, and first independence.
3
Weeks 23–38
Becoming your parents
Meeting, marriage, and raising a family.
4
Weeks 39–52
Wisdom and legacy
What they've learned and what they want remembered.
You don't need to live nearby, and your mom or dad doesn't need to sign up for anything. The question comes to you, and the conversation happens wherever it already does: a phone call, a video chat, or the kitchen table.
“Stories I’d never have thought to ask about” “Finally hearing my parents’ history” “The prompts do the hard part for you” “Questions to ask your parents before it’s too late” “I’m learning things after 40 years”
“Stories I’d never have thought to ask about” “Finally hearing my parents’ history” “The prompts do the hard part for you” “Questions to ask your parents before it’s too late” “I’m learning things after 40 years”
“One great conversation idea in a one-minute read”. “No app for mom and dad to figure out”. “Works over the phone, we live states apart”. “A reason to call every week”. “Free, and genuinely useful”
“One great conversation idea in a one-minute read”. “No app for mom and dad to figure out”. “Works over the phone, we live states apart”. “A reason to call every week”. “Free, and genuinely useful”
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