My name? Your name? Our name? Random name?
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Anonymous
| Whose last name should kids have? Mom's? Dad's? Hyphenate? Just use Vanderbilt 😂, they'll get more respect from classist society? |
Anonymous
| I kept mine and gave my kids my DH’s, because this is the laziest option with regard to paperwork. |
Anonymous
| I took my DH’s and gave it to my kids because his is much easier to spell and pronounce. |
Anonymous
| I kept my name and my kids have my name. |
Anonymous
+1. |
Anonymous
| I think hyphenating or giving two last names is stupid but it doesn't matter what I think except for my own family right? |
Anonymous
| Took and gave my husbands name. Easier for genealogy. My gift to the future generations. |
Anonymous
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When does the hyphenating end?
Ms. Jones and Mr. Robinson have a baby and name her "Amanda Robinson-Jones" Then Ms. Clarkson and Mr. Billings have a baby and name him "Trent Billings-Clarkson" If Amanda and Trent have a baby, is the baby "Patricia Billings-Clarkson-Robinson-Jones?" and then when Patricia has a baby with David, THEIR baby will be "Rebecca Johnson-Jennings-Goldberg-Prentice-Bilings-Clarkson-Robinson-Jones?" |
Anonymous
Omg, yes, this is a legal obligation and the reason all those eight hyphenate kids are running around. |
Anonymous
| Everyone spelled my last name wrong (think Smyth), so I took my husband's and we used it for the kids too. I did ditch my original middle name and made my maiden name my middle name. Alas my parents had 2 girls who both took their spouses names, so no more Smyths🤔 |
Anonymous
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Hyphenating is a pain. For
Robinson-Jones. Does the last name start with an R or a J? The real answer doesn’t really matter, because depending on the circumstances is listed as either. |
Anonymous
NP. This is a fantastic litmus test for knowing if you’re talking to an idiot, though. |
Anonymous
This. The thing I cared most about was all of us having the same name. It makes so many things easier. If we all had my maiden name or an unhyphenated combo, I would be equally happy, but DH felt like his dad would be hurt (?) if he changed his so we did it the traditional way. |
Anonymous
Genealogy is patriarchal. Its logical to trace kids by maternal lineage because paternity until proven by DNA, isn't a reliable source. |
Anonymous
| I kept my name and gave DD mine as her middle. She likes having both and it’s never been a problem (we’re in DC and about half of kids have this set up or both last names as their last). |