My kids have this weird obsession with cemeteries; they would walk around cemeteries for hours if we let them. I suppose maybe I created this obsession several years ago. If I would have known how excited they get when I say something like "I was looking on google maps and found a cemetery right in the middle of a neighborhood" I may not have encouraged the stop over.
A few years ago while trekking to the beach, we saw many signs in the South Carolina country that marked historic sites. I kept saying "we need to stop at one of these and see what is there." So, one time we did. It was a very, very old church that had a cemetery behind it. It was completely abandoned but we had a good time looking a piece of history and the kids became obsessed with running around the headstones looking for the oldest one.
"Dad, this guy was a general in the confederate army!"
"Mom, this one is from the 1800's!"
An obsession was born. Now our trips include phrases like "come on, we need to stop at that cemetery." "Please mom, it'll only take a few minutes."
Emily has learned how to look up cemetery records online and can tell you the oldest grave and then like a scavenger hunt she needs to find that grave.
While I admit that finding the resting place of people who helped shape the city you're from is kind of cool, it is still a bit weird and I try to keep a button on their lips while out in public.
"Mom, let's go that cemetery we saw on the way here" tends to raise a few eyebrows.
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