How Remento Helped Marianna Preserve Three Generations of Family Stories

When Marianna spotted a Remento advertisement on Instagram during last year's holiday season, she saw an opportunity to give her parents something different. She wanted to capture their stories before they were lost and create something her three young children could cherish. What started as a holiday gift became a weekly tradition that transformed how her family connects across generations.

Preserving Her Parents’ Stories for Her Children

Marianna discovered Remento through social media at just the right time. As she planned holiday gifts, the idea of preserving her parents' memories resonated immediately. She purchased Remento as a gift, setting up her parents as storytellers who would receive weekly prompts to share their life experiences.

With Remento, families preserve stories without writing. Each week, storytellers receive a prompt by email or text asking about meaningful moments from their lives. They can record video or audio responses from any device with no apps to download, no logins to remember, and no passwords to manage. Those recordings become written stories through Remento's Speech-to-Story technology, then transform into hardcover books featuring QR codes that link back to the original recordings.

“It was phenomenal because Remento brought our whole family closer together.”

For Marianna, this wasn't just about documentation. It became a way to strengthen bonds between her children and their grandparents, turning family history into something alive and present.

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The Weekly Tradition Her Kids Look Forward To

Every week, Marianna's parents receive a prompt. Sometimes it asks about their childhood. Other times it explores hardships they've overcome or celebrations they remember. They record their responses, and those recordings arrive in Marianna's inbox.

That's when something special happens.

"Once a week they respond to the Remento prompts we send and record their story. And when we get the recording, the kids are always excited to view them. Not once did my kids say 'ugh no', instead they were like, 'OK, let’s watch!'"

The recordings capture more than words. Her children see their grandparents' expressions, hear the emotion in their voices, and watch the gestures that bring each story to life. These aren't dry historical facts, they're living memories that help her kids understand who their grandparents truly are.

Remento's collaborative features let Marianna and other family members create custom prompts, upload meaningful photos, and stay connected throughout the storytelling journey. Each recording becomes a shared family moment, reviewed and celebrated together.

A Legacy They Can Hold in Their Hands

The real magic for Marianna came when her parents’ stories transformed into hardcover, color The weekly recordings were powerful on their own, but when Marianna's parents' stories transformed into a physical Remento book, everything came together. The hardcover, color-printed book features each written story alongside photos, with QR codes that let her children scan and instantly see and hear their grandparents' recordings telling that exact story.

"All these stories recorded on Remento made my kids appreciate my parents a lot more. It brought our family closer together, and I'm so grateful Remento exists because it changes people's lives every day."

Research confirms what Marianna experienced: storytelling and memory preservation offer profound emotional and mental health benefits, particularly in strengthening family bonds and preserving identity across generations. Her children now have something tangible, a book they can hold, pages they can turn, and voices they can hear whenever they want to feel close to their grandparents.

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Your Family's Stories Are Waiting

Marianna's experience shows how Remento makes memory preservation feel natural and joyful. What began as a holiday gift became a weekly tradition her children eagerly anticipate, proof that the most meaningful family moments happen when everyone can participate in their own way.

With more than half a million stories recorded, many families are discovering what Marianna learned: the voices, laughter, and wisdom of loved ones are too precious to let fade away.

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