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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents do this too, and I find it so weird! My sister told me that she once was with my mom when I called, and she noticed that my mom had even changed my last name to DH's in her contacts since it popped up as <My first name> <DH's last name>.

My parents are somewhat conservative, but I don't think not changing my name is something they object to. I just think it's unexpected, and they have their hard time wrapping their mind around things they don't understand. My sister did change her last name and so did my SIL, so I'm an outlier.[/quote]

My parents are very conservative and probably started using my married name the moment I said "I do." I think my mom was so happy that one of their kids finally got married and she could brag to their friends about it and feel "normal." She started to always write checks that way, too, Mr and Mrs XXX... which made going to the bank a real pain in the rear. Some checks were rejected and then she keep calling asking why a check wasn't cashed. Because I told you that's not my name on our account. Cards, packages, you name it, Mr. and Mrs. XXX. [/quote]

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