The other day, I stumbled on something that made me pause and think, “Why didn’t this exist sooner?” I have always been a little obsessed with capturing my family stories. You know those little snippets of conversation with your parents, grandparents, or even your kids — the ones you wish you could bottle up and keep forever? Well, I just found a way to actually do that. I know we cannot live in the past, but man, I would give anything to have had this when my grandpa was alive.
It’s called Remento, and it’s basically like having a personal memory-capturing assistant who takes all the hard work out of preserving your family’s stories. No writing. No complicated tech. No, “I’ll get around to it someday” guilt. Just beautiful, real-life memories captured in their own voice (and turned into the most gorgeous book you’ve ever seen).
Why I’m Obsessed
It starts with Remento sending your loved one fun, meaningful prompts — questions like “What was your first job?” or “What’s a life lesson you wish you’d learned sooner?” They can just click a link in an email or text, start talking, and voilà… their words are transformed into a clean, beautiful story.
I love that you can customize the prompts (so you can finally get Grandpa to tell the story about that road trip), and you can even invite other family members to suggest questions or upload photos. And here’s the best part: every recording gets saved in a private digital archive AND becomes part of a hardcover book — complete with QR codes so you can hear their actual voice whenever you want. That’s not just a keepsake, that’s a time capsule.
What You Could Do With It
Once I started thinking about it, the possibilities were endless:
- Make a “Life Story” book for your parents or grandparents to gift at the holidays.
- Create a wedding gift for a couple with stories from friends and family.
- Document your own stories for your kids to read (and hear) someday.
- Capture family recipes and the stories behind them.
- Gather advice from all the important women in your life for a teen heading off to college.
It’s one of those gifts that’s impossible to outgrow or toss in a closet — it means something, and that’s rare.
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I’ve given (and received) a lot of gifts over the years, but this one is different. It’s not just a “thing” — it’s laughter, stories, and memories wrapped up in something you can hold. And years from now, when you hear that voice again in their own words, you’ll be so glad you didn’t wait.
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