How much do you know about your parents? You might feel like you know them better than most people, or better than anyone else in your life, even. But there are likely things about their past that you aren’t aware of. After all, you weren’t around for the first several decades of their existence. Someday, it’s the natural order of things that you will work with funeral homes in Sun City, AZ to prepare their final services after they pass on. But before that, learn as much as you can about them, so you don’t regret not asking questions when they were still alive. Here are a few things that can give you insight into your parents that you didn’t have before:
Ask Them About Love
Even if you parents are still married, you might not know how they met, how your dad proposed, what their wedding was like, or who they might have dated and possibly loved in the past. Love can shape anyone, even someone you thought you knew. Maybe you can learn they had ‘one who got away’ in their life or maybe all of their past experiences helped to draw them together.
Ask About Adventures
Did your parents ever travel somewhere when they were younger that you didn’t know about? You could get some interesting stories out of that. Or, if they haven’t gotten around much, ask what kinds of adventures or travels they’ve always dreamed of doing. Perhaps one parent has always wanted to fish in Alaska while the other has always wanted to bask in the sun in Hawaii. This can tell you a lot about their personalities as well.
Ask About ‘Before You’
Just like you had a life before your children were born, your parents did as well. Ask them what life was like before you were born. What did they do for work? Who did they hang out with? What did they do as a couple for date nights? You know how much your life has changed since your children came along…it’s like the same is true for your parents.
Ask For Advice
Your parents are wise beyond your years because they have more years on you. Ask for a life lesson or piece of advice that they would want you to pass on to your kids and so on. They might have something safe and wise to say or they might have something simple. Either way, you’ll treasure whatever they say for the years to come.
Death is a part of life and the best thing you can do when you contact funeral homes in Sun City, AZ to plan final services for your parent is feel that you have no regrets. Ask them as much about their past as you can so you are ready when the inevitable future hits. If you want to plan final services ahead for yourself or with them, contact Thompson Funeral Chapel at (623) 932-1780 or visit 926 S Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85338.
