[shiroiushi]

This is exactly why anything important should be written down: you can't trust random specific people to value that knowledge. Whatever it is that you value, you can't trust that your kids will value it too, and in fact, they usually don't.

[mathgeek]

From experience, I can promise you that even if kids value their parents’ and grandparents’ recipes, things that are written down get lost, thrown away, or not remembered it’s too late. Making backups is important whether it’s in writing or another format.