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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not critical nor do I care what other people choose to do. But it is interesting that though I know lots of women who didn’t take their husband’s last name, I do not know a single child who has their mother’s maiden name as their surname.

For everyone saying some version of “I kept my name bc it was my identity but my children were blank slates” why does it follow that you would then give your children your husband’s name? Just because they’re a blank slate, they get their dad’s name instead of their mom’s because...?

Like I said, I really don’t care. But it does seem a little strange.[/quote]

Rachel Green named her daughter Emma Geller Green. So, her baby had her last name (and Ross’ last name as a middle name). I thought that was weird. Really weird. [/quote]

What’s weird about that? It actually would make more sense if kids were given their mothers names since the mother is the one who actually carried and birthed the child and usually is the one who does majority of childcare after the child is born as well.

I think the fact that most kids in our society get their dads name is all about $$+men’s fragile egos.[/quote]

Plus Geller Green flows better than Green Geller.

Okay, here's a spin-off question. If you hyphenated, how did you decide which name came first -- was it for the sound/flow alone, or do most people put the mother's name first in the hyphenation?[/quote]

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