My Autobiography

Dear Reader,
Recently, I came to the realization that I really haven't taken the time to tell my children all the memories that I have throughout my life. I also would have liked to have heard stories from my parents and Grandparents. All too often we get too busy to sit down to tell our children about ourselves, or about our own parents. When our parents are gone and we are gone, so are the stories of our lives. This realization is what has driven me to start an autobiography of my own life for my children to keep and read for themselves.
How I've started my writing was to create an outline to give me a base to work from. I started from my childhood years to the present. As I worked on the outline, I would reminisce about all the stories that I wanted to share. There are some that are very pleasant, some funny and some that may be a bit too embarrassing to share at all. I won't make this a 'tell all' story, but it will give my children a pleasant way to know me even better.
This is something I would encourage every parent to do for their children. They want to know you and hear the stories that you have stored in your memory. They would like to know your parents and Grandparents. Encourage your children to do the same and make it a tradition to hand down their life stories to their children also. It'll create a family bond that will be treasured for generations to come.
I'll be including photos from vacations, special events, and family members and so on. I think this will be better than all the photo albums that I have that never seem to leave the bookshelf. There are many memories stored away in all those photos that I have. I'm sure you have found the same to be true in your life also.
As time goes on there will be more stories to tell. This book won't be finished until I am. I would strongly suggest that all my readers do the same for their children. It can be something that you want to share with them only, or you can publish it to be shared with your friends, or the public, if that is what you wish.
Get started today, happy writing, you'll be glad you did and your children will be too.
-Ed