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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:32 PM Original message |
ladies, do NOT change your name when you marry |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. by all means continue to use your FATHER's family name nt |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. In this day and age that is not necessarily true! n/t |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
46. I have my father's family name but my daughter has her mother's family name. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 04:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
48. I don't mind. Mine is Bishop. I love my name. |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. of course, then you have to deal with tons of idiots questioning WHY you didn't change it |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
63. And if you travel abroad |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 09:02 PM Response to Reply #63 |
66. hell, FEMA and LA County threatened to SHOOT my DH when we went through Northridge Quake |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 09:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
68. well, today some of the hoops you got to jump through |
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HappyMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. I changed my name when I got married. |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. If you lost every piece of documentation of your identity |
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HappyMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. I haven't ever lost any of those documents. |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. If you can afford it that's a great solution |
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HappyMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #36 |
44. It's not that pricey. |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 05:40 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. It's all relative |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. The key is changing your name back upon divorce. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. My wife did not, my daughters did |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. Similar thread, more focused on voter supression here |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. or, change your name if you are so inclined |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. And if your house burns down or get hits by a tornado? |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. it is not an alias... |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Not in the criminal sense you see in the movies, maybe |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. And if your protected documents disappear in an F5 or a 1000 year flood, |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:30 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. your last sentence proves my point :-) |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. OTOH, the government would not be able to find my DD214. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. I didn't change my name when I got married |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. and changing your name wouldn't have made you 'him' either |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. It's logical to us |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. well, logical I guess is in the mind of the beholder |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Besides, my last name is way cooler than his |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. SCORE! he should have taken yours then... |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #18 |
35. Now he wishes he had |
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TuxedoKat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
32. HaHa |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Ain't it great? |
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TuxedoKat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #39 |
59. Yeah |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #32 |
47. Nor did I and our daughter has my last name. |
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TuxedoKat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #47 |
61. Wow |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. I agree it's a personal decision |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
9. It's certainly not necessary to change your name. |
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Wait Wut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. It's not always "silly". |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 11:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
75. Congrats :) |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
11. My wife was gonna change hers and just never got around to it, LOL. |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. This is a real problem and it happened in Ohio to my sister. |
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sammytko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. You can put the name change in the divorce decree and go form there |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Yes you can but if you are sick and people don't think to do that you are screwed. |
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sammytko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 08:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
62. the lawyer does the thinking for you |
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one_voice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
21. I recently needed to renew my driver's license... |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. This is Ohio law as well. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
27. "Absentee ballots do not need Voter ID" !!!!!!!!!! |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:14 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. I believe Ohio uses the last four of the social for this. n/t |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
50. So, you just show up and recite it? |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #50 |
60. No for absentee ballots you use your last four SS. |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
31. Not only using my birth surname, but also use my father's mother's maiden name |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
33. Keep important docs in safe places. Problem solved. |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. There are a lot of people in MO |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
41. Really, though, how do any of us prove we are who we are? |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
42. That is such convoluted horseshit. |
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ItNerd4life (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
43. What an insulting exclamation. What else shouldn't we do because you said so? nt |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #43 |
53. Please |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
45. The best thing is to keep your name and then add your husband's name. |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 08:52 PM Response to Reply #45 |
64. Maybe it's different today |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
51. Ladies, do what the fuck you want with your name, and sue the opposition. nt |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. Of course! |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
52. I did not |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
54. My maiden name is used as my middle name on my drivers license. |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. I think that is more common now |
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DearHeart (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
55. These laws are bullshit! But, if you need the certificate, in most cases |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 06:18 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. It would be nice if it was easy and didn't cost $$ |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
65. And try not to have a name that doesn't fit WASP norms |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 09:14 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. well my SIL got a divorce and changed her name back to her maiden name |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 10:51 PM Response to Reply #67 |
73. Jimmy Carter was the first president to be born in a hospital |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
69. Ladies, do what you want when you marry. |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
70. What if you're birth name is Helga Oxteats? |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
71. Too late. |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
72. I kept mine when I married |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
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