Same here. I just wrote some poems about my grandparents and it hit me how much I don’t really know about their lives. It’s a bit of mixed emotions since most of what I know came out after they were gone, and now I’m left with a ton of questions I never got to ask.
Looking back, everything makes so much sense. Like you, I never thought to ask them either when I had the chance. Now I realize how important those stories are, not just for me, but for getting some perspective on our family’s journey. It’s a bit tricky to get young people interested in the same way, but maybe if we share what we know, it’ll inspire them to dig into their roots later on.
It's the same for me. I've learnt more from my aunties and mum, but even they don't have all the answers.