Earlier, I stumbled across a BuzzFeed video in which an individual has a super deep conversation with their mother and asks intimate questions in order to get to know her even better — while she's still happy, healthy, and here on this earth. Before clicking on this video, I was already intrigued but it also hit a few heartstrings because while watching it, it got me thinking about the reality of life itself.
As an only child, I have a very close relationship with my parents, especially with my mother. My mother is practically my best friend, who I share many, many stories and experiences with. Yet, I feel as if I only know half of the things my mother tells me, along with my father — meanwhile they know every single experience and lesson I endure since they have a front row seat of watching me grow as a person.
I mean yes, I have had those occasional, brief story times along with deep conversations here and there with my parents. Although sometimes I feel like there's so much more I should know or perhaps, need to know about my parents. I feel like nowadays, we are constantly missing opportunities to actually sit down with our parents and talk about their lives, experiences, and outlooks on things.
On top of that, we sometimes also seem to forget that our parents aren't going to be here forever — which is why we of course neglect that fact, because it is an upsetting thought. However, I feel like this fact should drive us to not only spend more time with them but to also ask them questions we've always been curious about before it's too late. Because once they're gone, so are those answers, experiences, and opinions we failed to speak about.
So, for us to get the answers, explanations, and stories we want to know about, here are important questions to spark these deep discussions:
