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Have you ever drunk straight from the garden hose on a hot afternoon?

Have you ever piled into the back of a station wagon, no seatbelts, windows down?

Do you remember the smell of a grandparent's kitchen on a Sunday?

Did you ever stay out playing until the streetlights came on?

What is one story about your life you have never told anyone?

If you could tell your 25-year-old self one thing, what would it be?

After all these years, what is the one lesson that stuck?

Is there a question you wish you had asked your mother or father?

Picture an old photo on your shelf. Who is in it, and what were they like?

Do you remember the first time you fell in love?

What was the first job that taught you who you were?

Describe the house you grew up in. Which room do you miss most?

What song instantly takes you back to being young?

When was a time you were braver than you thought you could be?

What meal tastes like home to you?

What day in your life would you live over again, exactly as it was?

Where were you when you watched the moon landing?

You still remember the room.

If you are over 65, what is one thing you wish you had known at 25?

They say you end up alone as you age.

What is one story you would still want someone to hear?

You built a whole life on your own.

What is the one part you would want remembered?

No one has asked about your life in years.

Where would you start?

You have no children to leave it to.

But your story can still outlive you. Where does it begin?

The family you chose. The love you fought for.

Who is writing it down?

You lived through a time that tried to erase you.

Who will you tell?

They call it a life review.

What chapter do you keep returning to?

At a certain age, you start replaying your life.

Which memory comes back first?

The moment your faith became truly your own.

Where were you?

A lifetime of prayers.

Which one was answered unexpectedly?

You spent a lifetime taking care of everyone else.

When did you last put yourself first?

Before you were someone's wife or mother, who were you?

You came home and never talked about it.

What part are you finally ready to say?

Every veteran carries a story they kept for decades.

Your grandchildren will never see the country you came from.

What do you want them to know?

The place you grew up. The food, the language, the goodbyes.

What do you miss most?

Your first bike had a banana seat.

What color was it, and how far did it take you?

Summers with no AC, windows open at night.

What did you hear? Crickets, a train, the neighbors?

You walked miles to school, rain or shine.

Who did you walk with?

The TV had rabbit ears and you were the remote.

What was worth getting up for?

Milk delivered to your door in glass bottles.

Who was your milkman?

Clackers, two balls on a string.

Did yours ever bruise your hands?

Trading baseball cards at school.

Which one could you never get?

Did you have an Easy-Bake Oven?

What did you make first?

Riding bikes in a pack around the block.

Where did you ride to?