I want to suggest, if you can't get your mother to write down her memories, just ask her questions and record her, or write down what she says. I did that with my father, but I wish I had done it with more elderly relatives.
To be fair, she has written down quite a bit but it really needs me to sit down with her and knock it into shape. The aged care facility she lives at had organised for a volunteer to sit with her and take down her memories but unfortunately she did not click with the poor volunteer and refused to participate, which was a shame.
I have recommendations aplenty, tell me more about what you like to watch/what you tend to like in stories. (In my case, I love slow burn romance with emotionally intelligent heroes and heroines with trust issues, and that determines which dramas become my favourites.)
Recently I loved watching My Lovely Liar. A woman who hears a signal when someone lies (and has trust issues as a result) meets a man who is in hiding because even his nearest and dearest don't believe his truth. It got me fully emotionally invested and moved. I like romances which answer 'Why him? Why her?' satisfactorily, and make the romantic relationship vital to the character development of both the leads. And this is one of them.
I've watched a few historicals: you might enjoy Mr. Queen. A womanising chef who works in the modern-day presidential residence gets sent back in time and wakes up in the body of a queen in the Joseon era.
I want to suggest, if you can't get your mother to write down her memories, just ask her questions and record her, or write down what she says. I did that with my father, but I wish I had done it with more elderly relatives.
To be fair, she has written down quite a bit but it really needs me to sit down with her and knock it into shape. The aged care facility she lives at had organised for a volunteer to sit with her and take down her memories but unfortunately she did not click with the poor volunteer and refused to participate, which was a shame.
Yay for discovering k-dramas, you're in for a treat!
Any recommendations as to what to watch next?
I have recommendations aplenty, tell me more about what you like to watch/what you tend to like in stories. (In my case, I love slow burn romance with emotionally intelligent heroes and heroines with trust issues, and that determines which dramas become my favourites.)
Sounds good to me! Also love historicals.
Recently I loved watching My Lovely Liar. A woman who hears a signal when someone lies (and has trust issues as a result) meets a man who is in hiding because even his nearest and dearest don't believe his truth. It got me fully emotionally invested and moved. I like romances which answer 'Why him? Why her?' satisfactorily, and make the romantic relationship vital to the character development of both the leads. And this is one of them.
I've watched a few historicals: you might enjoy Mr. Queen. A womanising chef who works in the modern-day presidential residence gets sent back in time and wakes up in the body of a queen in the Joseon era.