tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216695356267939311.post7255475986469547907..comments2023-11-02T09:12:28.367-04:00Comments on Unintended Housewife: More on Last Names: Hyphenating Baby's NameMeghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08366931718780841876noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216695356267939311.post-83437603233701367532012-04-21T11:17:32.848-04:002012-04-21T11:17:32.848-04:00Um...why am I just now reading your blog? GAH.
I ...Um...why am I just now reading your blog? GAH.<br /><br />I love this post. My husband and I chose not to hyphenate because our last names sounded horrible together (Snyder-Lynch...seriously), but we wanted to have the same last name, so we created an entirely new one. My husband's parents freaked out, and I get the impression that lots of people thought we were weird or that I had somehow made him do something he didn't want to do. It has never been an issue in our marriage, we both love the new name, and it works great for us.<br /><br />I've also often heard the "what will the kid do when they get married?!" argument against hyphenation, and that's never made sense to me. As you say, the "child" might never get married. And clearly, even people with unhyphenated names struggle with the last name decision!Catehttp://www.catelinden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216695356267939311.post-41442801314928746322012-04-21T11:17:09.062-04:002012-04-21T11:17:09.062-04:00Um...why am I just now reading your blog? GAH.
I ...Um...why am I just now reading your blog? GAH.<br /><br />I love this post. My husband and I chose not to hyphenate because our last names sounded horrible together (Snyder-Lynch...seriously), but we wanted to have the same last name, so we created an entirely new one. My husband's parents freaked out, and I get the impression that lots of people thought we were weird or that I had somehow made him do something he didn't want to do. It has never been an issue in our marriage, we both love the new name, and it works great for us.<br /><br />I've also often heard the "what will the kid do when they get married?!" argument against hyphenation, and that's never made sense to me. As you say, the "child" might never get married. And clearly, even people with unhyphenated names struggle with the last name decision!Catehttp://www.catelinden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216695356267939311.post-85757930976250994992012-04-18T20:26:53.253-04:002012-04-18T20:26:53.253-04:00Thanks for this great post - we're hyphenating...Thanks for this great post - we're hyphenating our kid's name (due June 2012) and it is strange the flack I've got from 1 or 2 friends who feel that we'll somehow miss out on being a family. As if last names are the only or most important thing that define family. The most important thing is that this is a non-issue between my husband and I and if the kid hates it, he can change his name when he's ready to deal with all the paperwork!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216695356267939311.post-36511777137671880112012-04-18T13:34:38.716-04:002012-04-18T13:34:38.716-04:00I nannied for a family where their first baby had ...I nannied for a family where their first baby had mother's last name as first last name, father's last name as second last name. No hyphen, no middle name. Then the second baby had mother's grandmother's maiden name as a first last name and father's last name as second last name. (since they are both boys) It was nice to have the grandma's name carried on too. If they have girl, she'll have father's last name as first last name and Mom's maiden name as second last name. Sounds complicated typing it out but it works really well for them.Bean Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586837400912420751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216695356267939311.post-37771493623133224012012-04-17T10:36:30.006-04:002012-04-17T10:36:30.006-04:00I think this sentence says it best: "I'm ...I think this sentence says it best: "I'm responsible for doing what I think is best for this person for the first eighteen years of his or her life, but after that it's up to it to decide what it wants to be called." <br /><br />No matter what you do or don't do, haters gonna hate, (and why it's with kids/child-rearing I haven't a clue) and your kid will find SOMETHING to be upset about--if not their name, their disposition for near-sightedness or something else out of their control :)<br /><br />My parents have the same last name (my dad's), I had it too. We're not sure what nationality it is (Polish? Dutch? German?) and was badly botched in trying to make it more Anglicized. People get tripped up on it, can't spell it, etc. Annoying. Then, because my name is Jennifer and I was born in 1980, guess how many other Jennifers I was around? Yeah.<br /><br />I was beyond psyched to marry someone with a normal last name (easy to spell/say), or at least what I thought was normal. In my area there are tons of Jennifer Smiths (not our last name) so at my dentist, eye doctor, waxing place, etc, I have to say my middle initial (from my maiden name), give my address or birthday. Even still, I've had things mixed up--at the pharmacy of all places! <br /><br />I guess what I'm trying to say is that there's always something that bugs us, even when we have control over it.Jen (AKA Rabbit)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15742830792050815627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216695356267939311.post-80411305509698686382012-04-16T11:03:51.780-04:002012-04-16T11:03:51.780-04:00Can I just say, I love this post.Can I just say, I love this post.Lauren {Adventures in Flip Flops}https://www.blogger.com/profile/03154585267593293455noreply@blogger.com