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Questions worth answering
Not sure where to begin? Pick a question. Answer it in your own words, your own voice, or with a photograph.
Growing up
What did the house you grew up in smell like on a Sunday?
Answer thisWho was your best friend when you were ten, and what did you do together?
Answer thisWhat was a chore you hated, and one you secretly liked?
Answer thisTell us about a time you got in trouble as a child.
Answer thisWhat did your street or town look like back then?
Answer thisWhat games did you play outside?
Answer thisWhat was school like for you? Who was a teacher you remember?
Answer thisWhat did your family do for fun on a summer evening?
Answer thisWhat was the first thing you ever bought with your own money?
Answer thisDescribe a photograph of yourself as a child, and the day it was taken.
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Family
What do you remember about your own grandparents?
Answer thisHow did you meet the person you married?
Answer thisWhat was your wedding day like, from morning to night?
Answer thisWhat do you remember about the day your first child was born?
Answer thisWhat family recipe should never be lost? Show us how you make it.
Answer thisWhat is a family saying or joke that only we understand?
Answer thisWhat tradition do you hope the family keeps?
Answer thisWho in the family are you most like, and how?
Answer thisWhat is something about your parents that most people never knew?
Answer thisTell the story behind a family heirloom.
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Work and money
What was your first job, and what did it pay?
Answer thisWhat did you learn from the hardest job you ever had?
Answer thisWhat do you wish someone had told you about money?
Answer thisWho was a boss or co-worker who changed you?
Answer thisWhat are you proudest of from your working life?
Answer thisHow did you get through a time when money was short?
Answer thisWhat advice would you give someone starting their first job?
Answer thisShow us the tools of your trade and how you used them.
Answer thisWhen did you know it was time to change course?
Answer thisWhat does a good day's work mean to you?
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Hard times
How did you get through the hardest year of your life?
Answer thisWhat do you do when you are frightened?
Answer thisWho helped you when you needed it most?
Answer thisWhat would you say to someone who has lost a person they love?
Answer thisWhat did illness or loss teach you?
Answer thisWhat is a mistake you made that you learned from?
Answer thisHow did you make peace with someone after a falling out?
Answer thisWhat kept your faith or hope going?
Answer thisWhat do you want us to remember when the house feels too quiet?
Answer thisWhat would you tell your younger self on a bad day?
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Love and advice
What makes a marriage or partnership last?
Answer thisWhat should we know before having children?
Answer thisHow do you know someone is a good friend?
Answer thisWhat is the best advice you were ever given?
Answer thisWhat do you hope your grandchildren will be like?
Answer thisWhat should we do on an ordinary Tuesday to stay close?
Answer thisWhat would you like read at your funeral, and why?
Answer thisWhat do you want each of your children to know you love about them?
Answer thisHow should we treat people who have less than us?
Answer thisWhat do you want to be remembered for?
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The world around you
What news event do you remember exactly where you were for?
Answer thisWhat music did you dance to when you were young?
Answer thisWhat was the first car you drove, and where did you take it?
Answer thisWhat has changed most in your lifetime, for better and for worse?
Answer thisWhat is the most beautiful place you have ever been?
Answer thisWalk us around your garden, kitchen, or favourite room.
Answer thisWhat did a night out look like when you were twenty?
Answer thisWhat was Christmas, or your big holiday, like when you were young?
Answer thisWhat invention surprised you the most?
Answer thisWhat do you hope the world looks like for the ones who come next?
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