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The questions you'll wish you had asked, answered in her own words.
Get Mom, Tell Me: 250 guided questions in 12 chapters that turn your mom's memories into a keepsake your family will read for generations. Print it tonight, give it this week.
A guided journal that gets her story out of her head and onto paper.
Mom, Tell Me is a printable memory journal: one gentle question at the top of each page, with room below for her to answer in her own handwriting. Where she grew up, how she met Dad, what scared her the day you were born, the recipe nobody ever wrote down.
You print it at home or at any copy shop, tuck it in a binder or have it spiral-bound, and give it to her. She fills it in at her own pace. It comes back to you as the one book in the house nobody else has.
Sound familiar?
You love her stories. You just never get them all down.
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You only know the short version
The same three stories at every holiday dinner. The rest of her life (the first job, the first heartbreak, her own mother) you only know in pieces.
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"Next time I'll ask her"
Every visit ends the same way: the dishes, the kids, the drive home. The questions stay in your head for another year.
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Another gift she won't use
She already has the candles, the robe and the mug. You want to give her something that says "your life matters to me."
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You've seen stories disappear
A grandparent passed, and the stories went with them. You don't want that to happen with your mom.
Why it works
Her stories won't write themselves down.
Ask your mom "tell me about your life" and she'll laugh and say there's nothing to tell. Ask her "What did your bedroom look like when you were seven?" and you'll get twenty minutes, the wallpaper, the sister she shared it with, and a story you've never heard.
That's the whole idea. Small, specific questions open big memories. Every question in Mom, Tell Me was written to be easy to start and hard to stop, in order, from her grandparents to the letter she leaves for you.
One day you'll want to hear her voice again. This is how you keep it.
Who it's for
This journal is for you if…
You want a gift that makes her cry (the good kind) for her birthday, Christmas or Mother's Day.
You live far away and want something you can share on phone calls and visits.
She always says "don't buy me anything" but would treasure being asked.
You have kids and want them to know who their grandma really is.
You're a mom yourself and want to leave your own story for your children.
You need it this week: it's a download, so there's no shipping to wait for.
How it works
From your printer to her hands, in one evening.
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Download it today
Your files arrive by email the minute you order. Open them on your phone, tablet or computer.
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Print or fill it digitally
Print at home or at any copy shop (US Letter or A4), or use the fillable version on a tablet or laptop.
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She answers, you keep it
She writes at her own pace. When it's done, it becomes the family book you'll pass down for years.
What's inside
12 chapters. 250 questions. One life story.
The questions walk her through her life in order, so the journal reads like a book when it's finished.
Chapter 2
My Childhood
Her house, her street, her best friend and the games she played.
26 questions
Chapter 4
My Teenage Years
First dance, first car, the music she loved and the rules she broke.
22 questions
Chapter 6
Love & Romance
How she met Dad, the first date and what she knew about love then.
22 questions
Chapter 7
Becoming a Mom
The day you were born, what scared her and what surprised her.
26 questions
Chapter 11
Life Lessons
What she'd tell her younger self, and what she wants you to know.
20 questions
Chapter 12
A Letter to You
Guided pages for a letter from her to her children and grandchildren.
16 questions
Plus the other 6 chapters:
Where I Come FromSchool DaysFinding My WayRaising Our FamilyTraditions & HolidaysThe World I Lived Through
A peek inside
Made to be filled in, not just read.
Every page is designed for real handwriting, real coffee rings and real photos taped in. 130+ pages in all:
One question per page, with plenty of lined space to answer
Large, easy-to-read print, kind to tired eyes
Photo pages at the end of every chapter
US Letter and A4 versions, ready to print at home or a copy shop
Fillable PDF to type the answers on a tablet or computer
Lifetime access: print a second copy for your sister any time
🎁 Free with your order today
3 bonuses, $44 value, included free.
Bonus 1
"Grandma, Tell Me" Edition
The same 12-chapter journey, rewritten for grandmothers, with questions about her children and her grandchildren. Perfect for your kids to give her.
$17 Free today
Bonus 2
Family Recipe Keepsake Pages
30 printable pages for the dishes only she knows how to make, with space for the story behind each one and a photo of the finished plate.
$15 Free today
Bonus 3
Story Night Conversation Cards
60 printable question cards to ask over coffee, on a road trip or on a phone call, for moms who'd rather talk than write.
$12 Free today
Reviews
What people are saying
★★★★★"I printed it at a copy shop the night before Mom's birthday and tied it with ribbon. Three weeks later she called me crying: she'd filled in the whole chapter about her dad, a grandfather I never met. I learned more about my family in one afternoon than in 34 years."
Megan R.Daughter of a retired nurse, Columbus, OH
★★★★★"My mom isn't a writer, so I use the Story Night cards instead. Every Sunday call I ask two questions and type her answers into the fillable version. Eight weeks in, we have her whole childhood in Savannah, in her own words."
Danielle W.Middle school teacher, Atlanta, GA
★★★★★"My daughter gave me this for Christmas and I told her I had nothing interesting to say. Then the question about my first apartment brought back the clanking radiator, the landlady, all of it. Two months of mornings with coffee. Now my granddaughter wants her own copy."
Linda K.Retired bookkeeper, Tucson, AZ
★★★★★"I bought it for my wife to give her mom, then printed the Grandma edition for my own mother too. Both binders sit on our bookshelf now, and my kids read the chapter about their grandma's first job out loud at dinner."
Chris P.Dad of two, Boise, ID
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Less than a bouquet. Kept for generations.
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Mom, Tell Me · Complete Journal
Mom, Tell Me (12 chapters, 250 questions, 130+ pages)$47
Fillable PDF + US Letter and A4 versionsincluded
Bonus 1: "Grandma, Tell Me" Edition$17
Bonus 2: Family Recipe Keepsake Pages$15
Bonus 3: Story Night Conversation Cards$12
Total value$91
$47$19You save $28 on the journal, and the bonuses are free
Open the files, flip through the chapters, read the questions. If it isn't the gift you hoped for, email us within 7 days and we'll refund every cent. You keep what you downloaded.
FAQ
The honest questions, answered.
It's 100% digital, and nothing ships. You get printable PDFs (US Letter and A4) plus a fillable version. Print it at home, at any copy shop or office store, or type the answers on a tablet. Many families have it spiral-bound for a few dollars at a copy shop.
Right away. Your access arrives by email the moment your payment is confirmed, so it works even as a last-minute gift.
The main journal is 130+ pages with one question per page. You can print all of it, or just one chapter at a time and give her the next chapter when she finishes the last.
Yes. Use the Story Night Conversation Cards (Bonus 3) to ask the questions out loud, on a visit or over the phone, and type her answers into the fillable version yourself.
The main journal is written for moms, and Bonus 1 is a full Grandma edition. Many daughters also fill one in themselves to leave their own story to their children.
Yes, for your own family. Print one for Mom, one for your mother-in-law and one for yourself. You have lifetime access to the files.
Many people use the journal to write down what they remember about their mom, or ask an aunt or grandparent the questions instead. It works for any family member whose story you want to keep.
You'll find scattered lists, but not 250 questions in a life-story order, laid out one per page with room to write, photo pages, a Grandma edition and printable conversation cards. It's the difference between a list and a book she'll actually fill in.
Not at all. Email the PDF to any copy shop or office store and ask for double-sided and spiral-bound, or just print it at home and put it in a binder. The files are ready to print as they are.
No. It's a single one-time payment of $19. No recurring charges, no membership.
You have 7 days to ask for a full refund, no questions asked. Just email us and we'll take care of it.
