“What is the story of their name?”

Why this question

Why you chose it. Who else was considered, and who got vetoed. What it means to you, and any family meaning behind it.

Capturing it in voice

• ·Thirty seconds is plenty. A short answer you actually record beats a long one you keep meaning to.
• ·Say the date and their age out loud at the start. In ten years that one detail will do half the work.
• ·If a sibling wanders in mid-recording, keep going. The interruption is the memory.

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