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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds silly but when I receive a card signed
THE NELSON FAMILY

it stings a little because my family has different last names. I kept my maiden name and kids have ex dhs. [/quote]

I'm confused. Are people addressing the cards to you as "the 'your actual last name which is your maiden name' family" or "the 'ex husbands last name/childrens last name family'"? If people who know you are addressing cards to you with the wrong last name, that is bizarre. [/quote]

I think you misread the post. I said ‘signed’ THE NELSONS not ‘addressed to’…

But in fact, there are 3 last names in my blended family because I remarried. And when people address things to us, they never get our last names all correct. It’s really not a big deal overall, but sometimes when I see a family breezily signing THE NELSONS to their Xmas card or whatever, I am reminded of one of the many hiccups of having a blended family. [/quote]

You can’t expect them to write all three last names come on [/quote]

But… why not? Is it that hard to add an extra name? I’m a teacher and I have kids whose faces light up when I say or spell their name correctly because no one ever does.

Whether addressing or signing a card, is it really that hard to add all the relevant names? [/quote]

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