Comments on: Merrily marching along… that is, until I trip and fall down the stairs

By: herstory07

herstory07 — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:28:19 +0000

Let’s put it this way (and my apologies about your son, if I haven’t said so yet)… this particular cousin wants to chat with me about TMI things that make me uncomfortable. Now, she’s attributing her new found independence (not going to bed when her husband does) with having contact with me. OUCH! Don’t throw ME in the line of fire. She’s harmless, as I’ve said, but man is she clinging and overbearing in a weird and odd kinda way. I hope she doesn’t move next door to me…

By: G

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:04:42 +0000

NOT YOU POOLIE! There’s a way to say “boo!” and a way to say “boo!”

I mean… she’s just overwhelming… and coming from an entire life with hardly any cousin-contact… she’s more needy than I have patience for… and clingy. Did I mention clingy?

By: terri t.

terri t. — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:27:10 +0000

nope….my geneology “cousin” lives in Dallas, Tx. No connection to NJ to our knowledge…most of our ancestors settled in Illinois area.. and a few in Indiana, .some in Okalhoma…and some in California. Her grandmother was the “keeper of all knowledge” and shared her interest with the cousin who has all the boxes of stuff now.

By: poolagirl

poolagirl — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:03:18 +0000

Oh God! I often say “BOO” when trying to stir up a chat. Oh God!

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:24:50 +0000

My parents died when I was six years old. I was raised by my maternal grandmother and had very little contact with my father’s family. When I was 21, I contacted them, hoping to learn about my father and his life. What I learned was that they were all nutty as fruitcakes! It took almost four years to finally break away from them. When my son died, a few of them got in contact with me again. It was creepy because rather than being sympathetic about Jeff’s death, they were so EXCITED to talk to me again. Good luck with your cousin. Hopefully you won’t have to change your phone number before you move! ;o)

By: Crystal Balls

Crystal Balls — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:23:41 +0000

I don’t have any cousins like that. I hid better

But it could be to your advantage not to let her get away until you’re positive you’ve got alllll the genealogy dirt from her. Sometimes the juiciest tidbits come from the least likely sources!

By: G

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:21:41 +0000

Is she a 42-year old Jewish girl from NJ? Because if so, we’re sharing the same over-enthusiastic cousin… and yes, if mine spent her energy on FINDING stuff, instead of messaging me “BOO!” and “HEHEHE!” we’d have more stuff. I’m doing all the “foot work” while she’s doing this giddy “boo” crap.
My paternal grandfather is Irish. We thought HE was born in Ireland… but then have since discovered that it’s his grandfather (or father) we think who came on the boat… but, when I go to search the boat logs (which you can find for free if you’re saavy… hehe), I get 258 men with the SAME name.
Apparently, ALL four parts of my family tree have names that are like the Smiths and Jones of their respective countries. (STRESS)
I don’t think the excitement will wear off… her mother’s always been like this… “HEH HEH HEH THIS IS SO GREAT HEH HEH HEH…” its like sharing a geneology tree with Beavis and Butthead.
*sighs*

By: terri t.

terri t. — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:16:47 +0000

If I didn’t know better, I would think this was MY cousin who also is into geneology and although she means well…she drives me crazy with the e-mails and all the long drawn out wooooooooooords and the !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and the excitement. If she would spend 1/2 that time doing the research and getting everything straightened out, we would have a great source of pictures, letters, documents and all.

As far as I know, we don’t have any Jewish connections or any Eye-Talians…..not that I wouldn’t be thrilled1 The Germans and the Irish and the English seem to cause enough confusion for me.

Hopefully the initial excitement will pass for your cousin and maybe if you ignore her…she will fade back into the background……