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My mother did this 68 years ago, and my grandmother did it 88 years ago. They weren't feminists back then; just smart women!Aunt Katybellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06555092842846816350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12156069.post-5961969684833878722012-06-12T23:03:24.371-06:002012-06-12T23:03:24.371-06:00I stumbled onto this blog searching about names an...I stumbled onto this blog searching about names and I gotta say: You seem to be an utterly selfish and pigheaded person and as a woman myself that is PROUD to have taken her husband's name, you should be ashamed of yourself. Enjoy your misery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12156069.post-29266391835078164342012-05-04T13:43:47.424-06:002012-05-04T13:43:47.424-06:00Last night I was at church and introduced myself b...Last night I was at church and introduced myself by my maiden name. I confused myself so much! I know what you mean about the name change. I have wanted my husband to take MY name. And, he actually considered it. But, I really think it means a lot to him that I took his name.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386589788575382214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12156069.post-58310038470675752252012-04-28T19:34:58.055-06:002012-04-28T19:34:58.055-06:00I recently introduced myself with the wrong last n...I recently introduced myself with the wrong last name in our new ward during my talk in sacrament meeting. It was pretty ridiculous since I've been married almost 8 years. <br /><br />But in my super conservative house wifey/mothery opinion I think it's a wonderful thing to take on a new name. You are just adding to your family. Where once you thought you were full and complete you get to add a whole new set of ancestors and all of the history that goes with that. I feel like my husbands grandparents and great grandparents are mine. It's like how you can't imagine you can have any more love in you and then you have a new baby and your capacity to love just grows somehow. I never felt like I was abandoning myself by going by a new last name, I just felt like my identity was expanding to include his. I don't know - maybe it's because I got married at 23 and was too young to know better? <br /><br />Good luck - and I got my strawberries the other day. Now I SERIOUSLY have to do something with them. Thanks for the tip.Briellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181355199183709908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12156069.post-62747271712480212292012-04-27T13:58:25.326-06:002012-04-27T13:58:25.326-06:00NB, I'm in the midst of working on Book #2 (or...NB, I'm in the midst of working on Book #2 (or #3, depending on how long it takes!), which is about the common woes and adjustments of newlyweds. I'm planning on a full chapter devoted to new names.<br /><br />As for me, I still don't know what my name is. You'll notice that I published 31 DATES IN 31 DAYS under "both my last names" because I was unsure of what to go by. And every time I say that long name out loud, I have to recall that it has more syllables than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.<br />I've blogged about my struggle with name changes too: <br />http://31datesin31days.blogspot.com/2011/01/whats-in-name.html<br />After writing about it, one man wrote to me and told me about how HE took his wife's last name. He was proud to do it. I found myself in a surprisingly anti-feminist state, wondering why any man would choose to immasculate himself in such a patriarchal society. But then I realized that it made him feel like they were "family." Why should I care so much?<br />These days, I still don't know if I'm happy that I legally changed my last name from one of the world's most rare to the 2nd most common in America. And then I wonder if I should just change my name altogether again, like movie stars and celebrities seem to do so easily.<br /><br />Oh yes... and that gentleman who changed his last name. He received a lot of flack from family and friends (something women still seem to receive when they DON'T change theirs). But the best comment he received came from an old buddy who said, "Congratulations! May you someday be blessed with a daughter so someone will be able to carry the family name!"<br /><br />Good like with your identity adjustment!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604512842392443861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12156069.post-63528943333419430782012-04-27T04:59:18.626-06:002012-04-27T04:59:18.626-06:00KaRyn- I love you and I love this blog! and everyo...KaRyn- I love you and I love this blog! and everyone else that commented, I love that it's totally normal to have these feelings and to know I'm not the only one. I am in no danger of needed to change my name now or in the near future, but I have always felt that I would probably hyphenate my name because people know me by my current last name and I don't want to all the sudden be someone totally different, and that's kinda what it feels like. to me anyways....Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02408423199298385351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12156069.post-47041764522617497952012-04-27T00:32:43.299-06:002012-04-27T00:32:43.299-06:00I've been married now for 6 1/2 years. The ot...I've been married now for 6 1/2 years. The other day I was at work trying to sign onto our server with my username (which is my last name and a few other numbers) I called IT and someone came over to help me. I was so annoyed that the system wasn't allowing me to log in like it does every other day. The IT guy watched me sign and said, "Wait, you keep putting in your last name as K--------, isn't it T------? Anyway, I forgot I changed my name a few years ago.<br /><br />It's just strange this whole business about having a new last name.Alienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12156069.post-42196987181814224242012-04-26T22:13:48.598-06:002012-04-26T22:13:48.598-06:00It is epic. It is absolutely epic. It's symbol...It is epic. It is absolutely epic. It's symbolic, and I can understand that feeling of loss. I did it once and now I'm contemplating doing it again (again!)<br /><br />Also, I think you need to come to terms with the fact that you are a dirty feminist. These issues are feminist issues no matter what name we give them (ha! no pun intended).Krisannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16815308752747355040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12156069.post-4634896025661001142012-04-26T21:31:19.902-06:002012-04-26T21:31:19.902-06:00I think a lot of it has to do with the loss of sel...I think a lot of it has to do with the loss of self and identity as you describe. I've often pondered what I would do when/if I get married and just assume I wouldn't change my name unless my husband's name just really resonates with me down to my soul. I mean, while everyone else fills out the "hello, my name is" stickers with their first name, I have ALWAYS put my full name. I associate myself more with my last name than I ever have with my first name. To give it up would be like the loss of a limb. <br /><br />But the examples in my immediate family tend to lean towards not taking the husband's name. My brother's wife retained her name, only one of my sisters changed her name, and my aunt kept her maiden name when she got married 25 years ago. They each had a different reason for their decision.Sara Mc.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12156069.post-50372237105946391802012-04-26T18:35:59.447-06:002012-04-26T18:35:59.447-06:00I still haven't been able to do it. I told my...I still haven't been able to do it. I told myself I'd do it after taxes were done. Now I'm telling myself I'll do it this summer when I have more time to go about it. The other day I was in the temple and they asked for my name, and I said my maiden. I just can't make the change. <br /><br />It's the only issue we really haven't been able to come to consensus on. I know more than one woman who didn't change it and the world didn't fall down around them. <br /><br />I'm still trying to decide. <br /><br /><br /><br />Here's my thoughts: http://bryaninstafamily.blogspot.com/2012/01/name-question.html<br /><br />I found this interesting: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meredith-bodgas/6-things-not-to-say-to-ma_b_1287671.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=falseAdriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02810899573934777309noreply@blogger.com