rapkat55 t1_iu44573 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:31 PM

Reply to comment by OmniFella in LPT: If you have items that are precious, tell your adult children the story of those things far before death. Better yet, write it down and include it with the item. by AcroAmo

Idk I know that recording them under that context isn’t inherently wrong but personally it just feels weird to me

I would rather just have that genuine conversation. A real, private heart to heart that isn’t being mined for future playback.

OmniFella t1_iu45fze wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:43 PM

I interviewed my mother about 3 weeks before she passed away in 2017. Not only did I get some gems from her, I managed to capture my 3 yr old son spontaneously singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to her. I had no intention on telling her that I recorded her, and that's because ultimately it wasn't FOR her, and I knew she wouldn't be around very long and I wanted something more substantial to have other than short, meaningless voicemails saying "Call me back".