If you wanted to ask your parents questions about their lives so that you could understand them more as a person outside of being a parent, what questions would you ask?

If you wanted to ask your parents questions about their lives so that you could understand them more as a person outside of being a parent, what questions would you ask?
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Id ask my mom what ever happened between you and my dad? Why didnt it work out? ive tried before, but i never really got a straight answer
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