my parents are genuinely interested, although mum tends to look at me blankly sometimes when I talk about g g grandad's sister's daughter etc...
Hubby rolls his eyes, smiles - and listens anyway when I find something which i cant contain and just have to tell somebody...
My eldest daughter always seems amazed at info I find, and she's offered to come gravestone checking this weekend

My worse is also when somebody promises to send you something and nothing ever comes... - I too would rather not know...

I have found many family contacts, and they all keep in touch for a while - then I don't hear from them again.. In a couple of cases I have tried to re-connect, but no response.. I think a lot of people get bored?
I get a little insane if I find a contact who I think may have more information in their head than they realize - I want to interrogate them, but stick to being polite and taking whatever they have to offer.. worse if they have a parent or grandparent still alive and I cant get to them

recent scenario was a distant cousin who has possession of my grandad's brother's war medal... I've been searching the internet for a trace of where it might be - maybe on sale on ebay? never know I could get lucky..
then out of the blue a contact with long lost cousin who confirms he has medal.. I wanted to get my hands on it so bad!!! LOL - but he kindly sent me a picture of it - so next best thing and I know I am very lucky to even have that.. it could have been lost forever (but heaven knows I want that medal)
