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Hey [Loved One], I Have A Question For You: A Guided Conversation Journal for Collecting Family Stories

Formats: E-Book, Paperback

Ages: 16-18, 18+

You sit down with someone you love, and you open the book to the first question. They start talking, and a story comes out you've never heard.

Hey, I Have a Question for You is a guided keepsake, 173 questions across sixteen chapters of a life, designed to draw out the stories that ordinary conversation never quite gets to. Use it with a parent, a grandparent, a mentor, or anyone whose life you want to understand. Or work through it yourself.

You can write the answers directly in the book. You can use it as a script for conversations you record on your phone. You can fill it out together over a weekend or return to it slowly across years.

What's inside:
173 questions grouped by life stage, from earliest memories to present-day reflections
"Go Deeper" prompts at the end of each section
Questions for them to ask you, because the best conversations go both ways
A gentler chapter for when someone is nearing the end of their life
Practical guidance on how to listen, how to record, and how to hold space for stories you weren't expecting

Many of the people with the richest lives don't believe their stories matter.

This book is the answer to that question, and a way through it. It's a keepsake for a parent, a gift for a grandparent, and a way to make sure the stories that shaped your family can have a life outside the person who carried them.