what's the question you'd ask your parents if they'd answer honestly?
there's something you've wanted to ask but never have. maybe the timing was never right, or maybe you already know the answer would change something.
every day there's one live question, the same for everyone. answer it anonymously, see what other people said. it's all gone in seven days.
answer today's question →write the question down. just as it is, without softening it or explaining why you want to ask. let it sit on the page in its raw form. then write about when this question first formed. was it in childhood, or later, when you understood more? write about what you imagine the honest answer might be. and then write about what that answer would mean for you. would it explain something, would it hurt, would it set something free? you don't need to resolve this. you just need to let the question exist outside your head for once.
- write the question plainly, then write about how long you've been carrying it.
- think about whether you're afraid of the answer, or afraid of what asking would reveal about you.
- ask yourself if this question is really for them, or if it's something you need to answer for yourself.
this is for anyone whose relationship with a parent includes a silence that has never been broken.