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I have a daughter. She may be sick of hearing my stories by now.
My mom doesn't write so the last time we talked I asked her to buy a little audio recorder and talk about her life. We haven't spent much time together so I haven't heard most of her stories.
I was motivated by my Persian grandmother, who I never met, getting on. I had this urge to interview her. I was certain I'd learn things that even my dad didn't know (also he's not really a talker).
I sort of took on the role of family historian about 15 years ago. I always liked hearing family stoties as a kid anyway. I started with genealogy. I interviewed a lot of my older relatives and took notes. I couldn't believe what I discovered- some incredible things. I wound up digging up old newspaper accounts, birth records, etc. I even collected stuff from the National Archives. Then I wrote up some short histories of different branches of the family. Obviously I can't share the stuff without doxxing myself. It was fun.
She won't always be.
Probably. I've been there myself with my dad
Dunno if you have kids, but collecting stories like these into a book would be a gift for the ages.