Talk to your parents about their future.
Sunday lunch at your parents’ house. You asked to talk about the years ahead. Practice it first: Confucius plays your parent, and Marcus Aurelius coaches you.
About 5 minutes.
Talk to my parents about their future
“I’m perfectly fine. Did your sister put you up to this?”
- You ask more than you tell
- You keep to one topic, like driving or money
- You agree a time to talk again
Your first rehearsal is free.
The talk.
“My parents are getting older, and I want to talk with them about the years ahead.”
“I’m perfectly fine. Did your sister put you up to this?”
Your parent: proud, and quick to say they’re fine.
A respectful hard topic.
- You ask more than you tell
- You keep to one topic, like driving or money
- You agree a time to talk again
Who you practice with.
How it works.
- Pick the talkAnd how hard they push back: Gentle, Realistic or Tough.
- Say your partA mentor plays the other person, in character, line by line.
- A coach steps inWhen a line works against you: one tip, then try that line again.
- See what workedThree marks, your strongest line, and a next step to save.
Warm up in a minute.
The drill that trains the moment this talk turns on. Free, and it runs on your iPhone.
Say it in one sentence
A short, plain ask is easier to hear and harder to wave away.
- 25 words or fewer
- No softeners like “just” or “sorry”
- It says what you want
More family talks.
Practice it before it’s real.
Confucius plays your parent. You find your words before it counts.
Download on theApp StoreAI plays the other person and writes the coaching. The mentors are AI voices in the manner of these figures, not the people themselves. Counsel is for practice and reflection. It is not therapy, and not medical, legal or financial advice.
