My wife and I were given a Storyworth gift by one of our children. Storyworth will send a writing prompt every week for a year and then will compile the stories into a book. I thought this might be a good place to share these writings.
- Where did you go on vacations as a child?
- Did you have any nicknames as a child? How did you feel about them?
- What was your mom like when you were a child?
- What was your dad like when you were a child?
- What were your favorite toys as a child?
- What were your grandparents like?
- What is some of the best advise your father ever gave you?
- What were you like as a teenager?
- What are your favorite songs?
- Which musicians or bands have you most liked seeing live?
- What stories have you been told about yourself as a baby?
- What is one of your fondest childhood memories?
- What was one of the most difficult things to overcome from your childhood? How did you do it?
- Were you involved in any organizations in high school?
- What fascinated you as a child?
- What’s the first major news story you can remember living through as a child?
- Did you have a car in high school?
- What were your favorite subjects in high school?
- Which sports did you play in high school?
- Did you have a job while you were in high school?
- Do you have any notable ancestors?
- Are you more like your father or your mother? In what ways?
- How did you meet your spouse? When did you know you wanted to marry them?
- What was your first date like with your spouse?
- What was your wedding like?
- What are the top 5 things that you and your spouse have in common?
- What qualities do you most value in your better half?
- What do you think are the secrets to a happy relationship?
- How did you feel when your first child was born?
- What is your best advice when it comes to raising children?
- What are some of your family traditions?
- What do you admire about your mom?
- What is one of your favorite holiday memories?
- What famous or important people have you encountered in real life?
- How has the country changed during your lifetime?
- What have been some of your life’s greatest surprises?