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People who shaped me

“Looking back, what kind of relationship did you have with your parents, taken as a whole?”

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The good seasons, the strained ones, the years they became people to you rather than parents.

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How has the relationship you had with them shaped the kind of parent — or person — you became?

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“Tell me about your mother (or whoever held that place in your life) in your own words.”

“Tell me about your father (or whoever held that place in your life) in your own words.”

“Was there a sibling, cousin, or near-equivalent who shaped you almost as much as a parent did?”