If I could have one more hour with my dad…

I wouldn’t buy him another book.
Or a bottle of wine.
Or something engraved that ends up in a drawer.

I’d sit down.
I’d listen.
I’d ask him about growing up in Yorkshire.
About what he was proud of, scared of,
what he learned the hard way.
What made him him.

But I didn’t.
My dad lived with dementia for many years, and by the time I realised how much I wanted to know, it was too late to ask.
His memories faded.
His stories went with them.

That’s why I started this project —to help other people do what I now wish I had.
To press pause on the busyness.
And press record.

This Father’s Day, I’m not here to guilt trip you into doing something worthy.
But I am here to say: if you’ve still got your dad, ask him the questions you’ve always meant to.
Not the polite ones.
The real ones.

Capture his voice.
His stories.
The things he’s never said but would, if only someone asked.

It’s the best gift you can give him.
And yourself.

I’m offering 30-minute discovery calls this week if you want to talk about capturing your dad’s story.

No pressure. Just a conversation.

What I wouldn’t give to have done the same.