How they met. The street they grew up on. The recipe nobody ever wrote down. Over a chat with Dottie, the old stories come out, and the ones they choose to keep go into a life story book for the family.
The story book comes with every plan, including the free week.
Most life story projects stall because they feel like homework. Here, nobody sits down to "do their memoirs". The stories turn up the way they always have: in conversation.
Well, it was 1958, at the Hammersmith Palais. I went with my friend Doreen; we'd saved up for weeks for new dresses. Mine was blue, with white polka dots, funnily enough.
So this tall lad, very skinny, he trod on my foot, twice, in the same dance. And he said, "I'm terribly sorry, I'm a much better bus conductor than I am a dancer." And I said, "Well, you'd better buy me a lemonade then." And he did. And that was that, really.
From your phone, add something you'd love to hear about. Dottie brings it up when the moment feels right, and tells them who was wondering.
The story book is separate from everyday chatting. Ordinary conversations stay private, and only the stories your parent said yes to are kept. If they change their mind straight after, they can tell Dottie and she'll forget it. Anyone on the family account can remove a story at any time.
To write a story up, Dottie uses the part of the conversation it came from. That excerpt is deleted as soon as the story is written. Read more about safety and privacy.
No. The stories come out in ordinary conversation with Dottie. When they've told a good one, Dottie asks if they'd like to keep it, and it's written up for them.
The family members on the account, from the family dashboard. Only the stories your parent said yes to are in it; ordinary chats stay private.
They can tell Dottie straight away and she'll forget the story. The family can also remove any story from the book at any time.
Not yet. For now the stories live in your family dashboard, organised into chapters. A printed book is on our list. We don't keep recordings of anyone's voice.
Free for 7 days, then $29 a month, with chatting, the story book and everything else included.