Questions worth asking
The questions families wish they had asked.
Ask anyone what they would love to know about their grandparents, and the answers are rarely about dates. They want to know what life felt like, what mattered and why. Here are a few to start with, for the people you love or for yourself.
Where you came from
What did your home sound and smell like when you were a child? Who made you feel safe? What did a good day look like?
What you believe
What do you believe now that you did not believe at twenty? What would you stand up for? What has changed your mind?
The people you love
How did you meet the people who mattered most to you? What did they teach you? What would you like them to know?
What you have learned
What was the hardest decision you ever made, and how did you make it? What advice would you give someone just starting out? What are you proudest of?
Your answers are a gift.
ToldForward asks one friendly question a day, so your answers are kept for the people who come after you, in your own words.