tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post112913837136754699..comments2024-02-14T14:37:30.781-08:00Comments on Mother in Chief: To change or not to change your name--Internet styleMother in Chiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10096344221710006618noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post-1131475060858304152005-11-08T10:37:00.000-08:002005-11-08T10:37:00.000-08:00I kept my own name for 7 years and have just now a...I kept my own name for 7 years and have just now added on my husband's name. I describe my deliberations in a post on my blog - <BR/><BR/>http://www.mowoman.com/2005/05/same_name_chang.html<BR/><BR/>There are also loads of interesting comments from women debating the same thing. <BR/><BR/>I have been enjoying your blog, glad I got to comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post-1129256770881448562005-10-13T19:26:00.000-07:002005-10-13T19:26:00.000-07:00I took my ex-husband's name, and the first thing I...I took my ex-husband's name, and the first thing I did upon our divorce was change it back. <BR/><BR/>I did not like having his name (despite teh divorce!) I didn't like it that when people saw the name, they would ask "oh, are you related to so-and-so?" I just felt like ... I'm not related to ANY of the _____'s!! None!! <BR/><BR/>Honestly, either was my ex. *That* was his step-father's name, which he was forced to adopt when he was 9. <BR/><BR/>I also like that my (maiden/present) last name speaks to my family of origin. <BR/><BR/>I do have a different name from my children now. After living in the SF Bay area for some time, that was not at all a stigmatized set-up. Now that I"m in more-traditional new england, it's slightly more of an issue ... but not really. There are enough hyphenated and otherwise-named children that I am unconcerned. <BR/><BR/>Furthermore, I tend to thrive on bucking the system. My kids have had options to hyphenate or not - even to go by my name (without a legal or formal change), and one has chosen to hyphenate, and one has chosen to keep her dad's name.Zuskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209172715515087916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post-1129169418915324002005-10-12T19:10:00.000-07:002005-10-12T19:10:00.000-07:00I took my husband's name because mine was really h...I took my husband's name because mine was really hard to spell. And his was easy. <BR/><BR/>Pure laziness, on my part, that's all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post-1129164440776845052005-10-12T17:47:00.000-07:002005-10-12T17:47:00.000-07:00Hmmm I have been pondering the name change thing -...Hmmm I have been pondering the name change thing - not planning on getting married but if I did, would I bother? Would I hyphenate? Would I feel pressured to change? What would our kids go by? It makes me nervous just thinking about it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com