Father’s Day: Sitting Down w/Dad

Questions To Ask Your Dad...

Questions About His Childhood

• Did you ever win an award?
• Is there anything that you wish you had asked your parents but didn't?
• What are some of your earliest memories?
• What did you want to be when you grew up?
• What do you remember most about your dad?
• Who was your best friend in elementary school?

 

Questions About His Young Adult Life

• Did you have a mentor growing up?
• How did you meet mom?
• How would people who knew you in high school describe you?
• What mistakes taught you the most about life?
• What was your first job and how did it go?

 

Questions About Being a Father

• Are there things you wish you had done differently as a father?
• Do you think today's fathers have things harder or easier than you had them?
• What do you enjoy most about being a father?
• What traditions did your father pass on to you that you passed on to your children?
• What was one of the hardest moments you had being a father and why was it hard?

 

Questions About His Personal Views

• How would you like to be remembered?
• Is there anything you always wanted to tell me but never have?
• Is there something that you wish you had experienced that you haven't yet experienced?
• What are the three happiest moments in your life so far?
  • What world events have had the most impact on you?