Is there a psychologist in the house?

[adee7]

Same here.  Something else in the piles of "absolutely essential" material on my dining room table is the special album of very old pictures that I am assembling.  Of course, to do that I need to have the sources of those photos -- a box of pictures and several family albums that I inherited.

I'm so glad that this true confessions thread was started.  It's wonderful to know that we are not alone.

Kathleen

[Cybermouse]

Bron,

  Here you go....  a definition:-

"Necro-  from the Greek, Dealing with the dead"
"Necromancer- a Wizard who calls on the power of the dead".

In other words we like playing with our dead ancestors.

jc

Think I'll have to change my avatar, then! Speaking of birth certificates............ I have BDM certificates for the GGGGrandparents, Uncles and Aunts, etc all filed in a nice safe folder in the filing cabinet but for the life of me I cannot find my son's birth certificate. Think it got lost in the move and I will have to request another one from the Australian Registry. My son really ribbed me about it and said "how come you know all the full names of the Booth family children dating back to the 1700's  but you still get it wrong with your own two kids? 
Please tell me I'm not the only one that this has happened to.

Bron

[Rabbit B]

Whew!  Glad I am not the only one!  I was beginning to worry about it!  I spend more time on my computer now than I did when I was working!!   

Looks as if there is an outbreak of obsessive compulsive disorder {OCD} and we are all affected!   

It is not supposed to be infectious!  I am beginning to wonder about that.   

Thank goodness that I am not the only one making mistakes on the BMD certificates by typing the wrong century.   

Rabbit B   

[madpants]

This all sounds SOOOOO familiar!!

I was reading some of it out to OH last night, his comment was...'sounds a lot like you'

He's not interested in family history in the slightest, but I completely identify with the run round like an idiot half an hour before he's due in to make it look like I've been busy 

[Cathymjp]

My husband thought it was just my family who were obcessed by their dead relations.  He used to say we were odd.  He is not expounding this comment much these days as so many of our friends have asked me to research their families for them.  Likewise no housework is done here only the basics.  So glad I am in such good company.

Cathy 

[BettyofKent]

It's very reassuring to know I'm not the only one who doesn't know what century she's in

Betty

Recently, when filling in an on-line form with my own details, I put 18.. instead of 19..  for my date of birth
The site wouldn't accept it & it took me a few moments to work out why

I'm glad it's not just me.  My son had mislaid his birth certificate so I sent off for a copy.  Back came the envelope - containing a partial refund because there was no record of his birth.  What!!! I remember it very clearly.

After reading the form again carefully, I realised I had given his date as 188* instead of 198*!  Cost me extra money to send for the right dated cert and several extra weeks wait for it.

Monica

[deb usa]

I was wondering why I have not received any other mail re: this thread ... just realised I must have pressed some funky button, when running to look like I was hoovering, the last time I posted! 

okay ...seeing as we are telling the truth here ... I have something to admit ...

> I DREAM about trawling through censuses (what is the plural word for Census anyway ,.... censi ??    ) <

I was also at the beach for 5 days with pals ... during lulls in conversation , I pretended to read my book but was actually thinking of how I could find my Emily Jane Pile nee Wyatt in the 'censi' Hee Hee

deb ....pretending to pay bills on line ...

[Rabbit B]

Oh dear oh dear! Looks like you have a bad case too Debs

All my American relis are mad on it too they are trying to find links with England I wonder why?  [tongue in cheek!]   

Just found an Australian Convict in OH family wonder what he did! haven't got that far yet!   

I would have loved to have shown all this to Dad, he lived in the USA for 6 years and Canada for 4 he was the only member of his family not to emigrate!  Think that he Had had enough travelling after the War.

Rabbit B   

[EDO]

...........................................
 censuses (what is the plural word for Census anyway ,.... censi ??    ) <
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In OZ the Bureau of Statistics gives the plural as - 'CENSUSES'

Hope this helps!!!

EDO