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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I definitely try to be respectful of this.  But also, many families just have one last name (I know not ALL families!).  So people default to that.  I realize now it's a thing with your parents so that makes it more irksome.  I'd probably just talk to them about it at a non-mail receiving time so they know how much it bothers you.

I do find it interesting though that so many women keep their names out of principle, but then give their children their DH's last name.  That was the main reason I changed name: to match my future kids. [/quote]

I kept my name and gave my last name to my child as a middle name. We gave the baby my husband's last name because she is the only grandchild on his side of the family, and my FIL was diagnosed with late stage cancer shortly before she was born. So it was a way to honor his family, not a default but a conscious choice. Had my FIL not gotten sick, I think I likely would have pushed for a hyphenated name.

Names are very personal. You don't know what is going on in someone else's family.[/quote]

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