tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post5214453894145349911..comments2024-02-21T01:07:11.489-05:00Comments on Anthro Doula: Changing Your Married Last NameEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02738440647498422230noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-38334068793698291022012-11-29T11:05:50.400-05:002012-11-29T11:05:50.400-05:00Thanks for saying hi!Thanks for saying hi!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738440647498422230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-5598112840042773552012-11-28T21:17:25.702-05:002012-11-28T21:17:25.702-05:00Thanks for the link! I think all the diverse stori...Thanks for the link! I think all the diverse stories the project has gathered are so interesting ... and your thoughts here, too.Mollyhttp://www.firsttheegg.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-6099774423865696192012-11-28T14:45:30.411-05:002012-11-28T14:45:30.411-05:00Thanks so much for profiling The Last Name Project...Thanks so much for profiling The Last Name Project! If you're interested, I've love for you to share your story as part of the project. Submissions are always open and welcome!<br /><br />-Daniellefrom two to onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18004824316985998724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-82387224322356694222012-11-28T14:24:17.440-05:002012-11-28T14:24:17.440-05:00I just learned today (and this may not be in every...I just learned today (and this may not be in every state) that when a husband and wife get divorced the woman must petition to have her husband's last name removed from her own. oh, the patriarchy. Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738440647498422230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-55591984106446575262012-11-28T08:25:34.397-05:002012-11-28T08:25:34.397-05:00My partner and I chose a "family name" t...My partner and I chose a "family name" that we both took after we had our son and named him. Our son was the first with our family name, and we followed suit legally later. The only sticky wicket with this scenario was when we traveled, we needed to bring his birth certificate with OUR legal names on it, since on paper we didn't look related.Witch Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230271988961202618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-21463621619395306472012-11-28T04:36:58.743-05:002012-11-28T04:36:58.743-05:00I decided long before I met my husband that I woul...I decided long before I met my husband that I would keep my name if I ever married. To me it's about continuity of personal and kin-group identity throughout my lifespan. This isn't important in all cultures, but it is in the ones I've been most strongly influenced by. I felt no need for my husband and I to share the same surname, so neither of us changed our names. <br /><br />When Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-74816474643675852362012-11-27T22:03:27.813-05:002012-11-27T22:03:27.813-05:00I changed my name the first time I got married at ...I changed my name the first time I got married at 23. I thought the decision was independent from the historical context. I no longer think so. When we first broke up I thought it would be important to keep that name because now it was my son's name but ultimately it felt important to have my own name back again. When I remarried I didn't think twice of keeping my name. My husband, my sontracynicholrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101274568452418835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-71795481072516302852012-11-27T15:59:30.760-05:002012-11-27T15:59:30.760-05:00I think in my state (colorado) it's actually i...I think in my state (colorado) it's actually illegal for a man to take a woman's last name! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775588495034368049noreply@blogger.com