I have the same age difference with my father. I have always been a melancholic and curious person so I ask a lot of questions. I think most people will have th

I have the same age difference with my father. I have always been a melancholic and curious person so I ask a lot of questions. I think most people will have those questions that naturally come to them at some point. When you realize your parents are people with their own memories, hopes and flaws, a step that's probably called adulthood. A very common trigger for this, as I've asked about this topic to other people with elderly fathers, is becoming a parent. But for me it was leaving home. Also make room for such conversations. We had a month long vacation, just the two of us, which I remember fondly, even though there was no big event or deep discussion.