You know when you're obsessed with FH when...

[bishenbertie]

No hope for me then, we are on page 5 and I can relate to them all

[Neil Todd]

1. Your friends dont come over anymore.
2. Your family wont speak to you
3 Your oldest Aunt hates the sight of you
4 Your oldest uncle pretends to have alzheimers
5 Your 2nd cousins auntie will never forgive you
6 your on a first name basis with the bloke at BDM's
7 Your bank manager questions all the payments made overseas
8 You cant remember all the login codes
9 Your cat trips you up so that it can be fed before you log on to rootschat
10 Your dog is now on speaking terms with the cat because you dont love him anymore

[Rishile]

I thought the reasons for Nos 1 - 5 were another - er - personal problem I might have.  At least I know now.

Rishile

[mrs.tenacious]

Today I went with my husband to put flowers on his father's grave which is in a cemetery some distance from where we live (35th anniversary of his death - OH has been many more times than me, obviously, and I only started FH research 4 years ago).

When Hubby went off to fill watering can to water grave, I found myself furtively and frantically scribbling down the births and death dates of father-in-law's two sets of parents on their graves, just to make absolutely sure I'd got the correct info.

I did spend a few minutes at them all in quiet contemplation and remembrance, but I still feel just a little ashamed. 

Mrs. T.

[danuslave]

No need to feel ashamed.  I'm sure you're giving them a lot more thought than anyone else in the family!   

Linda

[pinefamily]

Thats right; respect is not only paid in quiet contemplation, but in recording their details, you are remembering their lives.

[portybelle]

I spent two hours looking through a graveyard for great grandparents I know are buried there - no idea if there is a headstone. Only been through about half of it so far with no luck so happily planning a return trip . Did find Gt GdF's brother and another set of Gt GdPs unexpectedly so not total waste of morning.

Is it a bad sign if my mum says 'what have you found out now!' every time I phone for a chat??

[mrs.tenacious]

Linda & pineslave -

You've just made me feel a lot better about it, with very wise words. Thanks! 

Mrs. T.

[Maggie1895]

So many of the above I can't quote them all!     
also - when your 7 and 4 year old grandsons come to stay after a long absence, one of them is sleeping in the room you use as an office and you find yourself explaining to him who the people in the pictures on the bedroom wall are because you are under the impression that a 7 year old will really be interested in his great great grandmother!
As one of my sons would say "Yeah, right!"