“What was their first phone, watch, or front-door key — and what changed?”

Why this question

The rules you set, and the rules that survived contact with reality. What it meant to them. What it meant to you.

Capturing it in voice

• ·If a sibling wanders in mid-recording, keep going. The interruption is the memory.
• ·Answer it yourself first, then ask them the same question and keep both. Two voices, one moment.
• ·You don't need quiet. You need now. Record it in the car, on the walk to school, at the foot of the bed.

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