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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do so many women keep their names but give the husband's name to the kids? [/quote] I felt it was important to acknowledge his paternity. Everyone knows the child is MINE - I gave birth. Only I know who the father is. Giving the child the father's last name was a way to publicly acknowledge that.[/quote] :shock: Why feel a need to "publicly acknowledge" paternity unless you believe strangers might question paternity? And why would they? I kept my longer, somewhat complicated last name (I simply like it plus I use it professionally) and DC has DH's last name, which is simpler to spell and deal with, and also a name we like. But no thought of "This will acknowledge DC's paternity" ever even entered our minds. Why would it? Did you grow up with some situation where someone's paternity was questioned because "only the mom knows for sure"? [/quote]
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