Comments on: Dancing On Tender Toes http://www.theredneckmommy.com/2008/08/07/dancing-on-tender-toes/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:13:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: excavator http://www.theredneckmommy.com/2008/08/07/dancing-on-tender-toes/comment-page-9/#comment-14702 excavator Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:32:33 +0000 http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/08/07/dancing-on-tender-toes/#comment-14702 P.S. I was 35 when I got married, so maybe that had something to do with it. P.S.

I was 35 when I got married, so maybe that had something to do with it.

]]> By: excavator http://www.theredneckmommy.com/2008/08/07/dancing-on-tender-toes/comment-page-9/#comment-14701 excavator Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:29:12 +0000 http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/08/07/dancing-on-tender-toes/#comment-14701 I didn't change my name. It didn't seem necessary or worth the hassle. I don't feel I need the same last name as my kids, and there just weren't any other reasons that seemed compelling enough. My parents and in-laws address all our mail to the 'hislastnames', though, or to myfirstname-hislastname. So I make sure any mail I sent them has mylastname/hislastname in the return address slot. Just a little cage-rattling, I guess. We've been married 16 years. I didn’t change my name. It didn’t seem necessary or worth the hassle. I don’t feel I need the same last name as my kids, and there just weren’t any other reasons that seemed compelling enough.

My parents and in-laws address all our mail to the ‘hislastnames’, though, or to myfirstname-hislastname. So I make sure any mail I sent them has mylastname/hislastname in the return address slot. Just a little cage-rattling, I guess.

We’ve been married 16 years.

]]> By: waylynn http://www.theredneckmommy.com/2008/08/07/dancing-on-tender-toes/comment-page-9/#comment-14530 waylynn Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:27:48 +0000 http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/08/07/dancing-on-tender-toes/#comment-14530 i really like your blogs, ive never really understood what bloggin was before. have you ever thought of a highfenated name? my mom just got married a year ago and wanted to keep her maiden name but still satisfy her husband so she highfenated it. i really like your blogs, ive never really understood what bloggin was before. have you ever thought of a highfenated name?
my mom just got married a year ago and wanted to keep her maiden name but still satisfy her husband so she highfenated it.

]]> By: Mrs. No It's Not My First Name http://www.theredneckmommy.com/2008/08/07/dancing-on-tender-toes/comment-page-9/#comment-14421 Mrs. No It's Not My First Name Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:23:19 +0000 http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/08/07/dancing-on-tender-toes/#comment-14421 Did I mention that while I've already changed the SS card, the driver's license is still in the "real" name???? LOL BTW, LOVE your writing! Red Neck and Proud! Did I mention that while I’ve already changed the SS card, the driver’s license is still in the “real” name???? LOL

BTW, LOVE your writing!

Red Neck and Proud!

]]> By: Mrs. No It's Not My First Name http://www.theredneckmommy.com/2008/08/07/dancing-on-tender-toes/comment-page-9/#comment-14420 Mrs. No It's Not My First Name Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:21:45 +0000 http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/08/07/dancing-on-tender-toes/#comment-14420 I'm so glad to see that someone else has questions on this! I married later in life (33) and really struggled with the "losing" of my last name. It's not that my hubby's last name is horrible, however it is an amercianized version of an Italian name (Alesio) and ended up Alesia. So everyone thinks I'm one of those red necks with two FIRST names, and they always ask me "and what's your LAST name" or "ALESIA is your LAST name?" I love my hubby, and it was a big deal to him for me to take his name, so I did. But I'll probably always mourn MY name, even if now after two years I'm comfortable with my new name, and resigned to explaining that "yes, Aleisa is my LAST name" and getting e-mails at work addressed "Dear Alesia". You've got to do what's right for you and Boo.... Red Neck and Proud! I’m so glad to see that someone else has questions on this! I married later in life (33) and really struggled with the “losing” of my last name. It’s not that my hubby’s last name is horrible, however it is an amercianized version of an Italian name (Alesio) and ended up Alesia. So everyone thinks I’m one of those red necks with two FIRST names, and they always ask me “and what’s your LAST name” or “ALESIA is your LAST name?”

I love my hubby, and it was a big deal to him for me to take his name, so I did. But I’ll probably always mourn MY name, even if now after two years I’m comfortable with my new name, and resigned to explaining that “yes, Aleisa is my LAST name” and getting e-mails at work addressed “Dear Alesia”.

You’ve got to do what’s right for you and Boo….

Red Neck and Proud!

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