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Questions to Ask Your Grandma and Grandpa
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Questions for Grandma:

1. How did you and Grandpa meet?
2. What was your greatest fear as a child?
3. What was a dream of yours? Did you accomplish it?
4. Did you have any dreams for me? Have I accomplished them?
5. What was the hardest part about raising my mom/dad?
6. What is one thing you would want me to know about raising my own children? 
7. When did you first feel like a grown-up?
8. Which one of your grandchildren do you think is most like you?
9. What was something I did for you or made for you that meant a lot that maybe I forgot about?
10. What was your daily life like in your house when you were growing up?
11. What role has faith played in your life?

Questions for Grandpa:

1. Were you close to your mom and dad?
2. How do you want to be remembered by your grandchildren?
3. Who was your favorite band or singer when you were in high school? 
4. If you had it to do over again, what would you change about the way you raised your kids?
5. What's your life philosophy?
6. What's your favorite song of all time?  Movie of all time?
7. Is there something you wish you were better at doing?
8. What's something about my mom/dad  that we don't know, that you'd like us to know?
9. What three words best describe you?
10. Tell me about the day I was born?
11. What role has faith played in your life?

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