VIDEO: Sharing your final wishes with family

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Published: May 30, 2025

Are you the child who knows more about what your parents have written in their wills? Are you worried that you’ll be the one left to explain your parents’ wishes to your siblings after your parents have died?

If you want to avoid being the bearer of bad news, Patti Durand walks us through what you might say to your parents during this type of awkward conversation in this week’s episode of AwkwardAg.

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Do you have an awkward conversation you need help with? Let us know in the comments or send an email to [email protected] and Patti can provide some prompts, tips and script ideas.

Download a free script to help you speak to your parents about sharing the contents of their wills here: www.thefutureleader.ca/scripts

Click on the links below to watch more videos in the Awkward Ag series:

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