Keep the prompts you love, write your own, and hand them to the people who were there.
Who's Emma's best friend today?
Ask Emma and capture her telling you what he looks like, what they do, why him. Don't correct her and don't help. It doesn't matter if it's her cousin or the neighbor's cat. There's a good chance Emma won't be able to recall his name when she's twenty. Let this be the place he exists for her.
Photograph Jonah's special hidey place before it's tidied
Every broken toy, rock, crayon stub, and candy wrapper he decided was worth keeping. I'm going to throw half of it out on Sunday. So, this is my reminder: take the picture first!
What do you and Mikey do that nobody else is part of?
Record or capture the special thing you do, just the two of you: the route you always walk, the thing you let him get away with, the song that's yours in the car. Share it with him, so he can find it again later, when you're not there to remind him.
For Grandma Pat
What can Emma do this month that she couldn't do last month?
Reached the light switch. Slept through a thunderstorm. Answered you in a full sentence. One line, once a month. Growing up happens when nobody's looking. Capture it here and let these milestones become the archaeological record of her childhood.
JULY 19, 2026