You spent decades providing. Food on the table, a roof over their heads, braces, college, the down payment, the late nights, all of it. That was the job, and you did it. But here’s the thing nobody tells you: that job isn’t actually finished. Your phone is not a legacy Right now, somewhere on your […]

Fill-in-the-blank memoir books have been a popular gift for decades, and the idea is a good one. Hand someone a beautiful book full of prompts about their life, and they’ll fill it with stories worth keeping. Except, often, they don’t. The half-finished memoir on the shelf If you’ve ever given or received one of these […]

Open your camera roll, take a good look at it, and ask yourself – how many photos are there actually worth keeping? There’s a certain type of panic that comes with opening your camera roll. Birthday parties, milestones, recipe screenshots, selfies, a quote that struck you at the right time – it practically feels like […]

Guided life-story journals have had a moment. Services like StoryWorth and Remento have made it mainstream to ask Mom or Dad a weekly question and turn the answers into a keepsake book. And honestly? That’s a great thing. More families are capturing stories than ever before, and any tool that gets someone to sit down […]

Dear Grandma, There are things I never got to ask you. While you were still around, I thought I had all the time in the world with you. I thought you would always be there with stories that would amuse and touch me for a lifetime. But, reality struck, and I realized that the time […]

This week, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Britain will ban children under 16 from using social media apps including TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and X. The ban is expected to take effect early next year. Platforms that don’t comply face multimillion-dollar fines. Starmer’s reasoning was blunt: “Every parent can see it with […]

By Andrea Simpson Here’s what nobody tells you about losing someone: it’s not the big stuff you miss. It’s the voice. I kept my dad’s last voicemail for years. Years. And then one day, in some kind of digital declutter, I deleted it. I still think about that. Not because I forgot him, but because […]

When people think about leaving a legacy, the mind jumps to wills, trusts, and financial plans. Important as those are, they only tell the next generation what was left behind – not how it came to be, or why. A balance sheet shows the numbers. It doesn’t show the values, the lessons, or the moments […]

By Andrea Simpson, Founder of My Peeps There’s a moment every new parent knows. Your baby grins for the first time, or takes that wobbly first step, or falls asleep in a ridiculous position with food on their face and your first instinct is to share it. With your mom. With your best friend. With […]