30+ Questions You Should Ask Your Parents Before They Die

About Love

16. Who was your first love?

17. Tell me about how you met Mum (or Dad).

About Life

18. What was the hardest thing you have ever done?

19. How is life different now from then?

20. Do you think life is more complicated now, or when you were my age?

21. Have you ever broken the law?

22. Have you ever been arrested?

23. What keeps you awake at night?

24. What was your very first job?

25. If you could give me any advice, what would it be?

26. Do you have any special messages for your grandchildren?

Other More Serious Questions You Should Know

27. Do you want to be buried or cremated?

28. Where would you like to be buried or your ashes spread?

29. How do you want your memorial to look like?

30. Have you organised a will? Where would I find it?

31. Who would you like me to contact if something happens to you (apart from relatives I know already)?

What other questions do you want to ask your parents before they die?

Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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