ShareEmail8 Questions to Ask Your Aging Parent
We spend so much of our lives with our parents and yet most of it is devoted to routine and commonplace things. But we rarely discuss the profound. Time is short and unfortunately we are all getting older. There may never be a better time than now to have a meaningful conversation with your parent or parents. You sometimes hear people say that they regret missed opportunities while their parents were alive and that there were things they wish they had spoken about. Make sure that you seize the chance while you can. Here are some good questions to ask your parent or parents: 1. Can you tell me a story about your parents or grandparents? Family history is much more than a family tree and a photo album. It is also a collection of stories which become your family folklore. Be sure to have some stories about your ancestors that you can pass on to your descendants. 2. Can you tell me a story about when you were a child? Stories about their adventures, hopes, fears and relationships with frie...