“In Just One Year, I Learned More About My Mom Than in My Entire Life”: Cara AnnMarie’s Remento Story

How Recording Family Stories Becomes a Gift for Everyone

If you’ve ever wished your children could truly know your parents, or worried that family stories might fade before you capture them, you’ll understand exactly what brought actor Cara AnnMarie (Cobra Kai, Florida Man, the Detroiters) to Remento.

After losing her father when her own son was only 2-years-old, Cara grappled with a heavy truth: her son would never get the chance to know his grandfather.

And as her mom grew older, Cara feared his grandmother’s stories, laughter, and voice could slip away too.

So when she discovered Remento, a simple, no-writing-required way for parents and grandparents to record their life stories and turn them into a keepsake life story book, she knew she had found the right solution.

Today, she says, “I’ve learned more about my mom in the last year than I have in my entire life.”

The Moment Cara Realized Time Was Slipping By

Cara’s journey began with a feeling many adult children know too well: the urgency to preserve the stories that shape our family identity.

“My dad passed away when my son was 2-years-old, and it breaks my heart that he won’t really remember him,” she shares. “Now, my mom is getting older, and I want my son to know her:  her laugh, her stories, her heart.”

But like many older parents, Cara’s mom had no interest in sitting down to write a memoir.

Luckily, Cara found Remento, making capturing her mom’s stories and her voice as easy as Facetiming. 

Discovering Remento: The No-Write Life Story Book

When Cara found Remento, she found something that felt almost tailor-made for her family. Her mom receives one weekly storytelling prompt by text or email. She simply taps the link, records her story on video or audio, and Remento turns those recordings into beautifully written narrative pages, preserved in a hardcover family story book, each chapter containing a QR code that lets you watch the original recording.

Remento Tip: If your parent isn’t a writer, focus on the fact that all they need to do is talk. For many older adults, that’s the easiest and most natural way to share stories.

“It Feels Like She’s Sitting Right Beside Us” — The Power of Voice and Video

For Cara, the biggest surprise wasn’t just how easy it was. It was how emotionally powerful the recordings became.

Text alone can’t capture someone’s laugh, their expressions, the small details that make them them.

Cara’s son can now watch his grandmother tell stories from her childhood, describe his grandfather, and recall what it was like raising Cara.

Those recordings, preserved inside this one-of-a-kind memory book for families, become a bridge between generations.

Unexpected Joy: Learning the Stories She Never Knew

Like many Remento families, Cara didn’t expect the emotional impact the process would have on her.

“What I didn’t expect was how much I would learn. Stories about my childhood, things I’d never known. It’s opened up conversations I didn’t realize we were missing.”

That’s the quiet magic of recording family stories: it doesn’t just preserve the past, it opens doors to conversations families often wish they’d started having sooner.

Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Capture the Stories You Love Most

Cara closes her testimonial with a message that resonates deeply with so many families:

“If you have a parent that you cherish, don’t wait.”

Stories disappear unless we capture them. Voices fade unless we record them.

But with Remento, you can preserve both and the memories of the people you cherish most, forever.

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