Question 1

What if I don't know where to begin?

Accepted Answer

That's what Story Starters are for. One gentle question at a time — a childhood kitchen, a first job, the person who taught you to drive. Answer the ones that stir something. Skip the rest. One story is a beginning.

Question 2

Do I have to do everything at once?

Accepted Answer

No. This isn't a project with a deadline. Families add a story when a memory surfaces — after a phone call, a holiday, a song on the radio. The home is always open.

Question 3

Can I start with just a few stories?

Accepted Answer

Most families do. Three stories saved is three stories your grandchildren will have. Start small — it grows on its own.

Question 4

What if my parent isn't comfortable with technology?

Accepted Answer

They don't need to be. If they can talk, they can tell a story — speaking works as well as typing, and it's kept in their own voice. Or do the saving yourself: sit beside them, ask a Story Starter out loud, press record. Some of the best stories are captured exactly that way.

Question 5

How do I know what stories to ask for?

Accepted Answer

Story Starters will hand you the questions. One tip from families here: ask about ordinary days, not milestones. “What was breakfast like when you were little?” opens more doors than “tell me about your life.”

Question 6

Can more than one person in the family add stories?

Accepted Answer

Yes — that's rather the point. Invite parents, siblings, cousins. Everyone can add their own stories, or their own version of the same one. And some family members will only ever want to read along — that's a fine way to belong.

Question 7

Who can see what our family saves?

Accepted Answer

Only the people you invite. No public profiles, no advertising, no algorithm. Your family's stories are never shared, never sold, and never public.

Question 8

Who owns the stories we save?

Accepted Answer

Your family. Full stop. We are caretakers of the home — never owners of what's inside. You can take everything with you at any time.

Question 9

How is our family's information kept safe?

Accepted Answer

Everything is stored securely and backed up, and payments are handled by Stripe, so we never see or hold your card details.

Question 10

What happens if I cancel one day?

Accepted Answer

You keep everything through the end of your billing period, and you can take it all with you — before, during, or after. Nothing is ever held hostage.

Question 11

What happens to our stories one day, when I'm gone?

Accepted Answer

You choose who inherits the family's home — a daughter, a son, whoever should hold the keys next. When the time comes, they carry it forward. That's rather the whole idea.

Question 12

What is Dear Tomorrow Project?

Accepted Answer

A private home for your family's stories — the voices, photographs, recipes, and small everyday moments of the people you love, kept in their own words for the generations that come next.

Question 13

What actually goes into a story?

Accepted Answer

Whatever helps it stay whole: the story itself in your own words, a voice recording, photographs, a recipe, a letter, a document worth keeping. A story isn't a file — it's a moment, held together.

Question 14

How is this different from the services that make a printed book?

Accepted Answer

Those services are lovely, and if a printed book is all your family wants, one of them may serve you well. The difference is simple: a book ends — one person, one year of questions, one printed copy. This is a home — every person in the family, telling stories for as long as there are stories to tell, kept beside the people who lived them. And because your stories are always yours, nothing stops you from printing them into a book one day, too.

Question 15

How much does it cost?

Accepted Answer

The Family plan is $9.99 a month (or $99 a year) for up to five contributors, excluding the owner. Viewers do not count toward the limit. Family Legacy is $19.99 a month (or $199 a year) for unlimited contributors. Both come with our 14-day promise: if it isn't right for your family, we'll return every penny.

Gentle answers to the questions that come up most.

Beginning

Your parents, and the people you're doing this for

Privacy and ownership

The practical part