Chapters
- What was/is your relationship with your siblings? Has this changed?
- Were your parents strict?
- Remember your first car?
- What’s an achievement in your professional life that you’re proud of?
- What did you want to be growing up?
- Where did you meet your life partner?
- Did you have a nickname at school?
- What are some of the most important elections you voted in? What made them important to you?
- What country that you’ve travelled to has surprised you the most?
- What do you know about your family tree?
- What’s the first major news story or political event you remember living through as a child?
- What fascinated you as a child?
- Have you met any famous people?
- Do you have childhood friends you are still in touch with today?
- How did you rebel as a teenager?
- Do you have any notable ancestors?
- Tell us about a fun school trip you had as a child?
- Have you lived through any wars?
- Was your llife ever in danger?
- Did you go to any youth groups or summer camps?
- What’s the earliest birthday party you remember?
- Did you ever run away from home?
- How did your parents choose your name and does it have any special meaning?
- What are your memories of university/college?
- What do you remember about your family home?
- When did you first fall in love?
- What pieces of wisdom did your grandparents pass on to you?
- Where and when was your first date?
- Describe your father and write one favourite memory about him.
- Have you ever experienced a supernatural event?
- Where are your parents/grandparents from? Do they speak any other languages?
- Who was your favourite teacher and why?
- Do you remember your first job interview?
- What are your memories of primary school?
- Write about one of your happiest childhood memories?
- Describe your mother and write about one favourite memory with her.
- If you could give your younger self advice, what would it be?
- What is your earliest memory?
- Is there anything in life that has made your faith stronger? Or weaker?
- What family values were you brought up with?
- What was the most profound spiritual moment of your life?
- Did you have any serious accidents as a child?
- In your experience what makes a happy family?
- What was your first job?
- What are you most grateful to your parents for?
- How has being a parent changed you?
- What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done?
Your story – Heather Scott
How has being a parent changed you?
How has being a parent changed me? My sons are both grown adults now so my perspective has probably changed from when they were children. I must admit that, where as I do not believe in love at first sight between adults, it was certainly love at first sight when both of my sons were born which suprised me considering I always said I never wanted children. I became very protective of them and still am to a certain degree but that does not mean that I believe they are perfect and can do no wrong, but warts and all I will always be there for them, stand up for them and fight their corner. As young children, because their father was away so much with the RAF, the majority of the time it was just the three of us and a lot of my time was taken up taking them swimming or to play football, tennis etc. and as they became older and went away to school my time was spent going to watch them taking part in sports and school plays etc. so I didn’t have a lot of time for myself but was happy to spend it with them. I don’t think I ever felt pride in anything before having children but I have felt very proud of all they have achieved both as children and as young men. Was I a good parent I don’t know I think that’s for them to say, but I hope I didn’t do too badly and now I like to think of them as friends as well as my sons.