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None of mine are interested so I have given up talking about it now.. I hope that one day they will take an interest. C x

C, YOU CAN TELL US. PIPS XX

I am researching (amongst others) my maternal Grandma's paternal line. i.e. my g grandad back. When I mentioned this to my cousin who showed an incy wincy bit of interest, she turned round and said ' oh they are not relations of ours are they'. My sister is just as bad, she wants to know why I waste my time!! What do you say to these people? Sue

I'm like Posh Bumbly, no one in my family are intrested, my children says it bores them , my husband tries to understand for my sake. but most of it just goes over his head all the differnt things that ive found and learnt about my family will proberly just go in the bin when ive gone but i enjoy looking and finding things and all the great people on here that are always ready to help . so i would just like to say thank you to all of you that have helped me you do a great job . sorry for being so long winded hazelx

Mine dont actually criticise exactly, but it drives me mad when I painstakingly explain things to them, only to be met by a 'fancy that' sort of comment - I might as well talk to that brick wall that I meet most every time I try to research! Jacqui

I started my tree about 18mths ago some relative said the other day 'Would have thought you had finished it by now - how much longer are you going to take?????' enough said Norah

Norah , a friend said the same to me . It`s as long as a piece of string --isn`t it , there`s always another twig to find , Ros

someone told me its like doing a very large tapestry you often lose a thread only to find it months maybe years later and then you finish another little section but all threads eventually make a whole picture so stick at no matter what anyone says its your picture

That`s a good description , Elaine, Ros

My lot are disappointingly uninterested. My mums half sister has asked me why my mum has not contacted her now that I have found her. Mum knew nothing about her until 3 years ago. Thats when I found my mum has 6 half brothers and sisters. Mum is now nearly 80 and cant take it all in. But my brother surprised me when he took us on holiday to Scotland this year. He took me to 2 cemetarys and our great grand parents house and he even had his photo taken alongside some grave stones.

None of mine have criticsised me but some have been surprised at some of the things I have turned up When I first started yrs ago, I surprised my father by telling him where he was born. All he knew was the area. Later I found out that he had a child that I didn't know about with his first wife who died in childbirth. My mother knew about the child but advised me not to talk to my father as he would be very upset. I knew about the first marriage as I have half sisters and a half brother. This year I discovered that he had another 3 children that none of my half sisters knew nothing about and all died within the first 18 months of birth. Both my parents are no longer alive and as my mother never mentioned the other 3 children, I know that she knew nothing about them. My family want a copy of my research when 'it is finished' but we all know that it may never end so I give them an update every so often.