Your name is [you choose] and you’re in a nursing home now, telling your story of your life to a biographer to make sure you don’t forget and to pass down to your family. You have already told the writer about your childhood and teen life and here’s the rest of it. Tell your story by rolling a 6-sided die OR choosing the numbers at random for yourself, then answering any prompts.
2010
You graduated college at the age of 22. You are starting your job, which is:
1 in marketing or business
2 in publishing
3 out in nature
4 in a physical labor field
5 in customer service or hospitality
6 in media or art somehow
([name_m]Feel[/name_m] free to be more specific)
2011
You have been working for a year when you meet the person of your dreams whose name is (your choice) and the two of you decide to
1 Move to a new city or state or country (your choice)
2 Move in together into one of your apartments (describe it)
3 Get engaged and start planning a (your choice themed) wedding
4 Get a pet (your choice and name)
5 Get matching tattoos (of what)
6 Buy a car you will share (make, model, color)
2012
After spending a year+ together with the person of your dreams and 2 years working at your company, you…
1 Decide to get serious with the person and have a baby (Tell us gender, name)
2 Change careers (to what?)
3 Buy a house (describe it)
4 Have a surprise baby (gender, name)
5 Start a business together with your S/O (what kind, name of it)
6 Go on a soul-searching journey without your S/O
2013
You’re 24 now and ready for seriousness. If you haven’t gotten married in a previous year, you are now. You also find out you’re pregnant in the summer and the pregnancy is as follows:
1 a boy
2 a girl
3 girl twins
4 boy twins
5 boy/girl twins
6 triplets with genders of your choice
(name any/all babies)
2014
You give birth to the baby(ies) you conceived in 2013 and as you’re home with your baby, you realize that you need to do some soul searching so you make a personal change this year.
1 You drastically change your appearance (how?)
2 You pursue an exciting new hobby (what is it?)
3 You go on a major travel excursion (where, and what?)
4 You make a major career change (how?)
5 You propose to move your family (to where? Why?)
6 You pursue further education/training (in what?)
2015
Feeling refreshed from your “me year” in 2014, you are focused on family planning again. [name_u]Early[/name_u] in the year, you and your spouse decide to adopt a brand new baby. You choose the gender and name, but the child is from….
1 Guatemala
2 Cambodia
3 [name_m]New[/name_m] Zealand
4 USA
5 Ukraine
6 Ethiopia
2016
You and your significant other unfortunately are experiencing a rough time this year. You can’t see eye to eye. What happens?
1 You divorce immediately
2 You separate for several months, but come back together
3 You see a therapist
4 You cheat on each other but neither of you finds out
5 You fight a lot, but stay together unhappily
6 You work it out and become stronger than ever by the fall
2017
Regardless of what happened last year, your family presses on. You have the amount of children you have now and you won’t have any more. They are all young and keep you very busy. What gift do they all chip in to give you as a surprise?
1 A big weekend away with your sister/best friend/mom
2 A spa trip complete with the works
3 Tickets to an event you would love - a concert, festival, show, etc.
4 A new puppy, kitten or other critter for you to love
5 A brand new car (make & model)
6 Lessons to learn something you’re excited about - piano, dance, tennis, surfing, etc.
2027
Your children are teens and pre-teens now. What activities do they pursue extra-curricularly?
1 Artistic pursuits - drawing, painting, sculpting, etc. your choice
2 Mental pursuits - chess, quiz bowl, math league, etc. your choice
3 Performance pursuits - dancing, speech/debate, theater, singing, etc. your choice
4 Sports pursuits - football, baseball/softball, basketball, tennis, etc. your choice
5 Individual athletic pursuits - running, track and field, yoga/exercise, swim, tennis, etc. your choice
6 Philanthropic pursuits - JROTC, volunteering, student government, etc your choice
2037
Your children are all now young adults and going off to/just finishing college. Whichever number you roll will ask a question you must answer about your children’s lives:
1 What are their college majors or fields of study?
2 What do they look like?
3 Where do they move when they leave the house?
4 What is each one’s greatest skill?
5 What one word describes each of their personalities?
6 What does each one hope to accomplish someday?
2047
Your children are in their thirties and some or all of them have their own children and spouses. Tell us how many grandchildren you have, their names, and the spouses/significant others that your children conceived these children with
1 5
2 6
3 7
4 8
5 9
6 10
2057
You’re in your 60s now and your children are in their 40s. You are surprised with 2 more grandbabies this year…
1 A set of twins, both boys
2 A set of twins, both girls
3 A set of twins, a boy and a girl
4 Two boys, different parent sets
5 Two girls, different parent sets
6 A boy and a girl, different parent sets
Name them
2067
You’re in your 70s now and your first great grandbaby is born. It’s a girl. Her initials are
1 [name_m]AB[/name_m]
2 EF
3 IJ
4 MN
5 QR
6 UV
Name her and assign her to a grandchild, plus name her other parent.
2077
You’re now in your 80s and you’re in a nursing home. You’ve had a long and beautiful life but you’re experiencing a natural slowing down and your children and grandchildren are far too busy to care for you. You have 20 great-grandchildren in addition to the one from 10 years ago. These are their genders (you name them all)
1 7 girls and 13 boys
2 7 boys and 13 girls
3 10 boys and 10 girls
4 12 boys and 8 girls
5 12 girls and 8 boys
6 9 girls and 11 boys