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How well do you know your own parents?

Considering that they are (usually) the two most influential people in a person's life, I find it interesting that most of us take them for granted to such a degree that we barely know anything about them as individuals.

Kids in grade one or two are reknowned for funny assumptions about what their parents do for a living (my oldest once said "you go to work and tell everyone what to do, just like at home") but when you think about it, we don't really do much to improve that knowledge as the years go by.

If you had to, could you tell your parent's life story? What their favorite ice cream flavour is? Who they admire? Why they value certain things over others?

We tend to fear death not because of dying itself, but because of the foreknowledge that we'll soon be forgotten.

Perhaps the best way to repay your parents for the gift of life is to let them know that their life story will be woven into the tapestry of your children's family history.

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