what are the top ten questions you wished you had asked your grandparent?

Question

Before a grandparents passes away what questions could & should we ask?

Answer 1

i would ask them more about their family growing up, about his service in the wars, ask about the family tree. its nice to have it written down for future generations. its important to know where your family comes from.

Answer 2

Hi >
Goodly question.
Asked for ten though, I suppose this stuff :
1: Bob the elder, my grandad, why did you only polish the bonnet of your car, as that was the only bit you see when driving?
2: Why also were you fed up with the chiming long-case clock in the hallway, and give it a good kick at 3am. ? ( it stopped)
3: Hello other Grandad, why did you carry a brass & leather telescope all the way back from the battlefeilds of France.?
I now have the item, and it is great.
4: I also has a Q. for him What was involved in buiding a false village in Northumberland to distract bombers in WW2
5: Why did grandma have empty gin bottles under the bed, yet was a splendid musician ?
6: Why oh why did my Grandfather throw me into the sea, to teach me to swim? It worked.
7 Other Grandmother > why give me a tobacco pipe and a glass of Newcastle Brown Ale at 13? Good fun at the time.
8: Learning the my great-brother in-law used Irvin patachutes, how did he feel about jumping up & down on the bomb-bay doors, thus falling out. (RAF) So I decided to do the same, to replicate the event.
8: Why did you buy me dinky & corgi little cars ?
9: I now know how to grow a splendid Leek. Thanks great-grandad, so how did you know ?
10 : Grandad,. why not write a bit of a book about it all ?

The list could go on, in all families.
Bob.

Answer 3

1. How did you meet Grandpa?
2. What do you think about today's technology compared to what things were like when you were my age?
3. How did your Mom talk to you about sex?
4. How did you talk to my Mom about sex?
5. What would you have done differently in your life?
6. What was the toughest decision you've ever had to make
7. Where do you think my generation has "missed the boat"?
8. What social issue has been the most important to you personally?
9. What was it like for you growing up?
10. Do you know how I feel about you?

I have one remaining grandparent who's 91. I probably know the answers to half of these questions, and will call her on what I don't know. To have a grandparent who rode street cars, remembers race riots, worked in a job created by Roosevelt WPA programs, saw the civil rights movement, and won a Charleston dance contest is pretty amazing.

Good question!

Answer 4

1. Tell me what growing up was like for you.
2. What was school like for you?
3. What were you like when you were a teenager?
4. What is the one best & worst decisions you ever made that changed the course of your life?
5. Is there anything you haven't done that you wish you would have had the chance to do or taken the time to do?
These are some of the most important questions I'd ask of both my Dad and my Grandad if they were still alive. I would also be sure to videotape their answers so I could watch it and listen to it later. Some of the answers to these questions could have made a difference in my own life decisions. Ask while you have the opportunity....don't wait until it's too late.

Answer 5

I always talked to my grandparents about things when I was growing up but there were a few things I wish I had thought to ask them.
1. How did they feel when my Uncle was sent to Vietnam?
2. What did they think about having me as an only grandaughter and the rest grandsons?
3. Was I a good grandaughter?
4. If they felt like they missed out on things with us because we lived to far away?
I would also want to just take the time to visit with them and get to know them as an adult. When you are a teenager you are to busy with life to want to spend time with your family. But when you get to be an adult you realize how very important those people are and that it is impossible to turn back time and get the lost moments back. I would love just to have a few days to sit back and talk to them and let them know that I loved them and was blessed to have them as a part of my life.

Answer 6

1. how was your childhood?, 2. how were your parents? 3. your grandparents? 4. how did you make the choice of becoming, e.g., a blacksmith? 5. how did you meet and marry your spouse? 6. how did you feel about the time period you lived in? 7. would you rather be born in a different time period? 8. were you happy? 9. is there anything in your life you regret? 10. how does one attain happiness in life?

Answer 7

I wish I'd asked my Grandparent's more about their childhoods and when they were married.

I wish I'd listened to their "boring" stories more carefully because now I can't quite remember what they said now that I want to. Like about the guy my grandfather knew who salvaged a dead whale and made it into oil for his car... or like the other interesting things he did and knew about.

I wish I'd asked them about my mom when she was young.

More than anything though I wish I'd called my grandfather when I was told he was sick so I could have told him how much I loved him before he was too sick to come to the phone.

Answer 8

What can i do to help mum?

How do you heal a broken heart?

When will i see you again.

Dont you know i love you so much nan?!

What loves have passed you by which you regret?

what shall i do with my life>?

How can i make my life easier?

Why is my uncle nick like thaT?

Is there anything you regret not doing or doing?

Do you think you will be able to look down on me and help nan?

I love my nan so much, i wish she was here. I would so be greatfull for her right now. so badly wish she was here to help.

Answer 9

1) What were your parents names
2) What do you wish you did when you were young but you didn't get the chance.

Those are two things I wish I had asked. If I had found out number one, I would be able to trace my long lost relations and if I asked number two, I would do the thing they said in memory of them.

Answer 10

Depends how old they are ?

I used to ask mine loads but I wish I'd asked more about

1.Their experience of WW 2
2.What was my real dad like
3.What did they think the meaning of life was
4 Did they really like my Mum
5 HOW DID THEY FEEL ABOUT DYING

Answer 11

Look at
http://www.tedpack.org/bioguide.html
for a list of 30 or 40