The Inevitable Emergency Room Visit

Before: Dad doesn’t remember our son’s blood type during the chaos of an emergency.

After: Dad opens our shared Parentfile on his phone while in the ER and shares his blood type. Priceless!

All Those Things That Should Really be Thrown Away

Before: Report cards, art projects, and more get put in drawers or saved in the garage.

After: Took a picture and saved them in my Parentfile. Now I can throw them away!

Broken Bones and Injuries

Before: I don’t remember the details of what the doctor said.

After: If it hurts again, tomorrow or in 10 years, I have notes in my Parentfile. Phew!

What Happens if I Die Next Year?

Before: So many things, pieces of information, personal mementos, and stories get lost forever.

After: Everything that truly matters to me that I want my children, and my children’s children, to know and value are saved and shared.

Where Do I Store Our Family Traditions?

Before: Every generation we forgot more and more of the unique things that make our family special.

After: We now have a record of all our family recipes, traditions, and the new ones created by the next generation.

I Have New Things to Share When I Talk to My Kids

Before: We end up talking about what’s new in their life and I don’t have much to share on my end. 

After: I have fun things to share that I thought of and added to my Parentfile about our family, memories from the childhood years.

Birth Certificates, Social Security Cards & More

Before: They lie in a drawer and hopefully don’t get lost.

After: Digitized and saved in my Parentfile. Not even a chance of getting lost!

What’s His Blood Type Again?

Before: Your spouse asks you for the 10th time what your son’s blood type is…

After: You can simply say, “Honey, it’s in our Parentfile…” - he’ll have the answer, and know where to check next time before asking!

Our Favorite Family Recipes & Traditions

Before: Grandma’s spaghetti recipe and Dad’s family traditions get lost over time.

After: Details and notes saved in my Parentfile for our kids to have someday. So meaningful!

When Charlie Graduates College or Has a Baby

Before: I share verbally the memories when I occasionally get to see him.

After: He can access his Parentfile and have it all at his fingertips anytime. Priceless.

When I Get Asked the 10th Time the Same Question

Before: Honey, it’s in the 2nd drawer in the filing cabinet.

After: He doesn’t even ask or bug you! He knows he can find the answer in your Parentfile!

I Have Just a Will 

Before: In my will are all the things with a price and that you can put a value on.

After: By also having a Parentfile, I have covered all the other things that truly matter, that mean just as much (if not more) to me than what’s in the will..and are often what’s truly priceless.

I See My Children Only a Few Times a Year Now

Before: I share things with them when I see them or on holidays.

After: I can always be adding things to my Parentfile even when I’m not with them, making it so, so fun to share the next time I see them or as a Milestone Surprise at a specific date or life stage in the future.

Our Family Traditions

Before: Every generation we forget more and more of the unique things that make our family special.

After: We now have a record of all our family recipes, traditions and the new ones created by the next generation.

Sibling Rivalries 

Before: You try and figure out how to share things with your kids equally as they get older but it’s hard.

After: You set up individual Milestone Surprises in your Parentfile for little things like personal mementos you share at graduation or age 30 or 50, or even a family trip you take everyone on when you hit a big birthday yourself.

My Life Story

Before: My children, their children, and generations to come know less and less about me, my values and my life.

After: I can save my life story, my own life lessons that I consider the most valuable, and any words of wisdom I want to share for generations to come…my true legacy.

I Have New Things to Share When I Talk to My Kids

Before: We end up talking about what’s new in their life and I don’t have much to share on my end.

After: I have fun things to share that I thought of and added to my Parentfile about our family, memories from the childhood years, milestone surprises for the future, and so much more.

An Emergency Happens

Before: None of us know Dad’s closest emergency room or neighbor’s contact information that saw he had the accident.

After: I look in my Parentfile, get the information, and can immediately find out what is going on.

Siblings Fight About Who Helps

Before: Siblings grow more and more disgruntled about who is perceived to be doing more.

After: In our Parentfile we have pre-decided who does what and there is harmony in the family.

My Parent Gets Sick Unexpectedly

Before: I never asked where certain things were and how to access their information so I can help.

After: I already have what I need to immediately jump in and begin helping.

I See My Parents Twice a Year

Before: I help them fix technology things and stuff around the house when I visit.

After: I get fresh ideas every month in my Parentfile on simple ways to help all throughout the year.

I Avoid the Hard Conversations

Before: Having conversations on living preferences and when to stop driving are really uncomfortable.

After: In my Parentfile are simple ways to have these conversations, way in advance, that make it so much easier later on.

My Parents Only Have a Will

Before: They saved everything with financial value in their will, but what about all the priceless things like family ancestry, traditions, memories and more (that have even more value).

After: Because I started asking them about these things to add to my Parentfile, I have everything that truly matters…priceless.