As I spend time with my mom, I look back at all the questions i had hoped to ask my dad before he passed away. While I do know the answers to many of the questions I have, there are a few I am hazy about and others I don’t know answers to at all. Each passing day is a missed opportunity to talk about the things that will help us understand our parents even better. So here are some questions to ask your parents now, ones I plan to ask my mom when she is doing okay, and able to answer the questions I have. After all, these are all questions only they can answer.
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13 Questions To Ask Your Parents Now
I might be cheating a little here but the questions I put together are ones I might end up asking together of anyone at all.
- What is your very first memory? What about your favorite memory from your childhood?
- What family tradition do you cherish the most? From your childhood as well as something we did together.
- Who is the oldest relative you remember? Your most cherished relative? Is there anyone in our family that I haven’t met that you want me to know about?
- Tell me about the day I was born. How about my sibling(s)?
- What were your college days like? Your school days?
- What are the 3 happiest times in your life?
- What did I do as a child that frustrated you and what did I do that you loved? What about my siblings? (or Describe my siblings and me.)
- What do you remember most about your wedding day?
- Pick something your parent loves and ask questions related to that. For example, my mom is a great cook, so my questions to her would be about her favorite dishes (appetizers, main course, desserts) to make and to eat as well!
- Your favorite thing/memory about your partner?
- What one thing would make you feel better today?
- What question should I be asking you so that I can live the best life possible?
- What have YOU always wanted to ask ME?
There are so many more questions I know I will want to ask, and will add on to this list as I think of them.
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- How to Live our Legacy Everyday So We Leave One
- Mango and Peppercorns by Tung Nguyen, Katherine Manning, and Lyn Nguyen with Elisa Ung . Check out my review here
- 300 Questions to Ask Your Parents Before It’s Too Late by Shannon L. Alder
- 131 Connecting Conversations for Parents and Teens by Jed Jurchenko
- Both Little Women as well as Pride and Prejudice are both great examples of books about families, mothers and daughters especially.
- More to add here…..
And Now, the End of This ‘Questions to Ask Your Parents’ Post
Dear reader, what questions would you add to this list? Do let me know so I can add it here, and ask my mom (if relevant to her).
I hope that everyone gets a chance to ask these questions of their parents.
This would have been great to ask my parents but they have both past. I would have loved to find out about the day I was born.
What a thoughtful list. So often we don’t take the time to listen to the older folks and hear their stories, and then suddenly they are gone.
I will have to be sure to ask my parents these questions! I would be curious on their responses.
Next time I visit my mother, I will have to ask her some of these questions. These are very thoughtful questions.
Ahh, what a great post. There are so many things on this list that I would ask my grandma, before 2012, the onset of her ALZ diagnosis.
And you should interview her on video so you have it for later. My brother went around and interviewed the elders in the family on video. (He’s in TV, so it’s kind of this thing.)
It is nice to learn more about your parents and their lives. I remember we had a question journal for my mom when I was very young. These are great topics to discuss.
I hope those who can do this, will ask these questions soon. I’m already filled with memories from simply reading them here.
Your thoughtful post on asking parents meaningful questions is wonderful! Your list of questions is heartfelt and insightful, encouraging readers to connect with their parents on a deeper level. Your personal touch makes the content relatable and valuable. A touching reminder to cherish moments with loved ones.
Being able to know more about your parents is really great. Thanks for sharing this with us
I’m surely gonna save this and ask this to my parents. It’s like a way of getting more close to them.
This post caused me to tear up because I missed my chance to ask my parents questions before they passed. I think often about something and wish I had asked them.
Don’t wait!!!
It’s a little late for me to ask these however I’d love it if more of my children and grandchildren would prompt this way!
Thankfully, I have asked all these questions to my parents except for number 12. I’ll have to ask them this one and know their answers ❤️.
I really enjoyed reading this post, thank you for sharing it with us
I love this list! I’m going to share it with a friend to spur conversations with her adult kids.
I love this. I asked this question to my parents, what I found out what the answers were. It has gotten me thinking.
My mom passed away in sept 2010 and I miss her so much. I’ll have to ask my dad these questions.