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Personal History Writing Prompt: Week 18 MOTHER

New Month, New Subject Matter!

In May we will be focusing on mothers, omen, womanhood, motherhood and more.

Each Monday in May we will explore a new writing topic based on this subject matter! (There are 5 Mondays in May this year, so you get one extra week of writing!)

Talk about her

Mom. Mommy. Mum. Mother….whatever your name for her, this is her week!

Describe her. What do you know about her?

spend a few minutes detailing her life events. Talk about her life growing up.

follow up questions

  • where was your mother born?
  • who are her parents?
  • where did she live growing up?
  • how did she meet your father?
  • did she have a job outside of the home? what did she do?
  • what did she like to do in her spare time?
  • what are some of your earliest memories of her?
  • Are there some things you learned from your mother?
  • Do you/did you have a good relationship with your mother?
  • Would you say she was strict or laid back?
  • What would you call her parenting style?
  • What is one thing you would like people to know about her?