If you didn't take your husbands name when you got married, whose name did the baby take? I kept my maiden name and don't plan on changing it for now, but I think my kids will all just take my husbands name,
-
Just DH's last name.
-
Same as @Andrea. Just DH's last name.
-
My last name, we added DH's name as a middle name
-
My mom didn't change her name when she got married, and gave me her last name as a 2nd middle name. So I am First Name, Middle Name, Mom's maiden name, Dad's Last name. It was kind of a mouthful when I was little, but now that I am grown I LOVE it and did not change it when I got married. Plan to follow the same tradition with any future LOs.
-
@MediaNaranja: Oh I really like that idea!
-
@London Mama: I kind of wish my DH would go for that.
-
My name is the the same format as Medianaranja. I have five now because I tacked DH's on to the end and use it socially even though I haven't and likely won't change legally. LO's will be like that as well. DH has four names, and it just seems normal to me to have both parents represented.
-
@oliviaoblivia: Wow, maybe I need to suggest this idea of me having both to my DH. And then the kids can have both as well...
-
Except that I don't want his last name. So I guess taking both of our names would defeat that. Dang I am stuck on what to do lol.
-
If you don't want his last name, don't feel like you have to take it
I kept my maiden name, and LO has my husband's last name. no one has ever questioned whether we are married, or whether I am actually LO's mom (which seem to be the chief rallying cries of why you have to take your husband's name). Also, we've never felt any less of a family unit for having different last names. I wanted to hyphenate LO's last name, but me and my husband's last names just do not work together, unfortunately.
-
@yoursilverlining: Thanks for that vote. Sometimes I feel guilty, then I remind myself my reasoning and then I feel more confident.
Reply
Subscribe to our newsletter
- Google Plus
- Stumbleupon
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Pinterest
- Favorite0
11 comments