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05.28.08, 19:53 PM General Topics
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it seems like a lot of women use their last name as the middle name for their son. I didn't do that and I regret it. DS is 3..do you think I can change his middle name? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.28.08, 07:53 PM Flag

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your kid will probably live to be 87. that's 84 years with your name. it's not too late. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.28.08, 07:54 PM Flag

You can change, but have to do it at court/legally (my kids have my last name as middle name). [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.28.08, 07:54 PM Flag

My mom did this with me. It was a little weird, but overall O [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.28.08, 07:54 PM Flag

^I'm okay with it. HowsomeEver. I do think it's weird to change a baby's name after birth. I don't know why, but I do. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.28.08, 07:55 PM Flag

I think it would be a huge pain for something so trivial. Middle names are reduced to initials 95% of the time. Nobody cares about a middle name and has virtually nothing to do with your identity. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.28.08, 07:55 PM Flag

np. i share a middle name with my mom and really like that [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.28.08, 08:03 PM Flag

I gave both my DD and DS two middle names, the first is a name I liked, the second is my last name. I like that my family is acknowledged, it's also a cultural thiing. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.28.08, 07:57 PM Flag

On the con side, it's a little egotistical, and it keeps them from having a second option for a name that it actually something they could use [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.28.08, 08:00 PM Flag

I posted above. Not being rude, I'm confused, can you explain your post? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.28.08, 08:01 PM Flag

Ok, I have my mom's maiden last name as my middle name, so I can't use it instead of my first name. I'm pretty much stuck with my first name. I have her family name, which is nice, but really, that's about her more than me. My brother switched from his first name to his middle name, because he wanted a more ordinary name for a while. I didn't have that option. It's not a big deal really, but there you go. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.28.08, 08:04 PM Flag

yes, but the OR gave her kids two middle names, only one of which was her maiden name, so they can still use the other middle name as their given name if that's what they want. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.28.08, 08:29 PM Flag

I did the exact same thing with my dds, but it's not a cultural thing, it was just something I felt I had to do. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.28.08, 08:28 PM Flag

both my DS and DD have my maiden name as a second middle name. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.28.08, 07:57 PM Flag

my maiden name was a girls first name (and not a pretty one). I use it as my middle name, but didn't strap db with it. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.28.08, 08:02 PM Flag