Questions to ask your dad

Questions to ask your dad about his childhood

The kid he was, and the young man before you came along.

1. What's something you did as a young man that felt rebellious at the time?
2. What's a compliment you got as a young man that you never forgot?
3. What's something you were scared of as a kid?
4. What's the best gift you ever received as a kid?
5. What did your own childhood home feel like?

Questions to ask your dad about becoming a father

What he felt, what scared him and what nobody told him.

6. What did you feel the moment you found out you were going to be a father?
7. What's the hardest part of being a dad that no one warns you about?
8. What did you love most about becoming a father?
9. What do you wish you'd known about being a dad before I was born?
10. What's something you've never told me about how you felt the day I was born?

Questions to ask your dad about his life

His own father, the best advice he got, and what he's proud of beyond being your dad.

11. What's the best piece of advice your father ever gave you?
12. What's something about your own father you didn't understand until you became one yourself?
13. What's a memory of your own father you want me to know about?
14. What's something you're proud of about your own life, separate from being a dad?
15. What's a moment as a father that changed how you see the world?

Questions to ask your dad about you

What he remembers about you as a kid, and what he sees in you now.

16. What's a moment you felt truly proud to be my dad?
17. What's a moment I made you tear up, even if you didn't show it?
18. What's something I said as a kid that you still remember word for word?
19. What's a value your own father taught you that you tried to pass on to me?
20. What's your favorite thing about who I've become?

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