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My Poppie, who grew up in the South, recalls events from his childhood, like memories of his suburban neighborhood, his grandfather’s farm, and the assassinations of Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. Later, he summarizes his college years, how he...

In November of 2018, 14 year old Isabella Orlando interviewed her mom, Mandana Orlando in Sherman Oaks, California. The stories all take place in Santa Monica in the 1990’s. Isabella asks about everything, from how she met and fell in...

My mother speaks about how kids change her life.

Traci Coughran shares her memories as a child, becoming a mother, and her wisdom on what is important in raising children. She talks about what she wishes she would have known and what she thinks about her life and children...

Part one of my interview about my grandmas life and her views on rules, life lessons, growing up, and raising kids.

la and meeting mimi

Advice on raising kids and relationships. Story’s from our family

I ask questions about my nana’a life growing up in the United States as she moved from Italy at the young age of 8 years old. I ask questions about adapting to a new country, learning English, raising children and...

A conversation about growing up between a father and daughter.

The questions are about me and about how my moms life was and how she would change things

I interviewed my mom, Nancy Larson, about raising me. We touched base on topics such as me as a child, parenting qualities and becoming a mom.

Helene Van Manen (64) and her husband Dave Van Manen (67) share stories from their lives as they detail their love, their family, and their journey westward from Brooklyn, New York, to Beulah, Colorado.

One Small Step partners Tim Barry (43) and Kate Saba (44) sit down for a conversation about raising children and discuss how they formed their political beliefs.

One Small Step partners Nathan Metsinger (no age given) and Mark Garriott (38) discuss their lives and roles within their community.

This interview was conducted April 22 , 2018 and it is between my father, Mike Velasquez and myself, Dominique Velasquez. We spoke about his childhood and how it was not the easiest. We also spoke about having children and views...

part 2 of Max’s interview with Nana for his oral history class project at Duke.

Our playgroup has been together 27 years! We’ve seen each other through infants, toddlers into adulthood. We’ve made each other laugh and celebrated the good times and held each other through the rough spots. We love one another. It takes...

Siblings Lora Holt (57) and Tony Duenez (53) interview their mother, Dolores Duenez (80), about her years growing up in El Paso, her time in California juggling college and motherhood, and the influence of creativity and the arts in their...

I interviewed my grandmother Lois Crossley about growing up in Savannah and what it was like raising my father. She reads poetry that her mother read for her, and talks about her time in Germany. My father (her son) adds...

An interview with my dad.

Interview with Grandfather on Thanksgiving weekend.

We talked about random questions about life and what come in the future.

The interview talks about the affects of growing up without a male figure and how being a parent can be affected by that. The interview also talks about what being a parent can teach you.

Mom answers questions about her daughter, Erin. She remembers some of the great times she’s had raising this wonderful woman.

We talked about my grandma and grandpa's lives as they were growing up and what led them to where they are now.