Exactly.

I moved outta state to be away from family

I tried to get my dad to write a book about his life for years but he didn't think anyone would be interested. I even offered to transcribe it if he would just record the stories on tape. Really wish he'd have said yes.

My parents aren't a round. They're more like a square.

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My dad has been gone 9 years. He died before we started taking photos and videos all the time, so I don't really have any recordings of him other than old family videos.

There is a voicemail on my phone he left the week before he died. It's literally him saying "hey call me back when you get a chance". I can't find it in myself to delete it.

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Don't ever. Wished I had one

Bunch of hoarders.

We did a really good video of my dad and my 2 aunts together at a family reunion when dad was the youngest at about 88. Great stories about picking cotton, farming, the Great Depression, WW2, rationing, …….. priceless.

Thank you for the reminder. I need to be better about this.

I've gotten very close to my mom as I've gotten older and can't even stand the thought of her one day not being here.

My dad died unexpectedly in 1994. I always put off sitting down and recording his stories and life events. He had been a sheriff for 38 years, was in the real horse Cav from 1937-1941 then went 4 years to war.
I thought he would live till he got old and we would have time to sit and do that.
We don't have any recordings of his voice except he left me a message on my answering machine on a Monday and he died that Friday.
The old answering machine used a small little cassette tape. I still have it but don't know how I can find someway to play it.

You are so lucky sir. I would give anything to have that of my dad.

My dad took some pictures of Berlin in 1951 that he wasn't supposed to take. They were developed on slides and I have no idea where they are. He wouldn't show them to me while he was alive. I wish I knew where they were.

My cousins just put their last parent in the ground on Wednesday. Their look said it all. Call your folks if you got them.

This make me think of my daughter. An update to my phone cause me to lose old voicemails and she call one time asking for something random is now lost for good. The one voicemail I had with her

Blessed to still have my mom and dad with me at 81 and 84. Several times a week my dad and I take an hour or so drive around the area where he grew up. It has been mined by a coal company, so much has changed, but still lots of memories. I have been recording him for a couple of years now.

I'm still relatively young with relatively younger-old parents. I hope we have many years with both. Some of my favorite videos are him and his childhood best friend telling stories and laughing. They look at each other with so much love and respect. Same with mom. I have many videos of her doing random things. Since losing my grandparents I've been collecting moments. I don't have as many aspects as the op mentions. But I have many. I hope I have many more years of collecting. But I'm thankful for all of the time I have and will get.

Just got home from my daughter's wedding reception. My 90 year old mom, her grandmother, did a couple of turns on the dance floor with a few of her grandkids. It was great!

Clinton Haby, Class of 2002

https://storykeeping.com/

Cinematic quality and someone with an excellent demeanor and ability to get people comfortable talking about themselves. I hired Clinton when he was still only doing audio.

Clinton started this company after being let go during the recession in 08/09. He has invested an enormous amount of time, effort, and money and as a close friend I've gotten to watch him elevate his game to new heights. His product and service is truly remarkable.

Highly endorse looking into this as having it after a loved one passes is seriously priceless.

OMG everyone already knows Haby, sheesh

Calm your tits

713nervy said:

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OMG everyone already knows Haby, sheesh

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idk Haby

713nervy said:

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OMG everyone already knows Haby, sheesh

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Oh hey.

I obviously agree with your OP 2002%. One of the reasons we bought our new casa was so I'd have studio space to create content teaching people how to DIY legacy films. Coming soonish.

The idea for StoryKeeping came to me when I realized my grandparents' stories (which I loved) were way better when they tell them. Having been at A&M when Bonfire collapsed, losing a bff in a car accident, and being in a head-on with a drunk driver life being precious and fragile is always percolating in my subconscious somehow, I think.

That said, my pro tip for anyone reading is to let the person you're recording know why you're doing it and let that reason not be about death. Passing down wisdom and values to future generations of the family is a great reason. Their ability to tell a certain story better than you can is another great reason. There are many great reasons to give folks the opportunity to reflect on and share their life so let them know what resonates with you.

If folks have the capacity to hire me for the production, great, because I've gotten amazing at it since 2009. But ANYTHING folks capture on their own is better than having nothing. So I love this thread and yes I also love 713nervy. And aggiearchitect04.

Lex, Every day is a gift! I look at the love that my mom has for my daughter and their bond, and the memories that they are making, and I know it's pure gold. Same with the outlaws. It's about her now and the memories they make.

I wasn't ready to lose my dad when I lost him, but you never are. I felt incomplete for so long. I wanted to know more about his time in Germany, growing up in Luling in the depression, and watch him read the bay for trout. My dad loved to go shrimping. I wish we could go one more time. Mom finally got rid of his old shrimp net that we'd pull behind the boat, but I do still have all his Coleman lanterns that we'd use to go Floundeing with. I have his old spinning reel and his old Hump and Bingo fishing lures (they need to go in a shadow box). It's funny what you hold onto.

How I would have loved to see those pictures he took in Berlin when he was stationed in Germany as a young man. And for him to tell me what they were of.

Cherish each day and take pictures! Lots of them.

Sorry for what your dad and family are going through.

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713nervy said:

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OMG everyone already knows Haby, sheesh

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Now you do. He loves turkeys.

Both my parents are dead. My mom drank herself to death at 62 (March 2007), and it destroyed me. Mom was wonderful (her drinking only became destructive once she had an empty nest), and I have loads of pictures of her. No recordings, but I can't imagine I'll ever forget her voice. Mom was a shutterbug, and I inherited that trait from her. I have mountains of photo albums and a scanner. I also have my baby book. I have no complaints in terms of remembering her; only wish she'd taken care of herself and was still alive. She'd be 79. and my son would have a terrific grandmother.

My father is also dead, and the world is a better place without him. He's the one who kept anyone from getting Mom help with her drinking because it would have meant that he had to stop drinking too. When I come across a picture of him, I shred it. I like to think he's somewhere slowly vanishing as I erase him from family history. This b**tard stole $385k from his own father. Did I mention that the world is better off without him? Most selfish person I've ever known.

Parental relationships can be complicated.

How have I never noticed this username. Fa fa flo hi!