Re: OT-now Ms. Mrs./married names

I take exception to that.  The man has to worry and think a lot.  I realize women don't understand the function of a man afterall
Mars/Venus but believe you me it's not easy being us.  Besides we have to sit here and read about how this is a man's world etc.
Sheesh, it's like squawking hens.  NOW GO MAKE MY DINNER!

DF

"Pamela J. Evans" wrote:

> The Spanish use hyphenated names e.g. Jose dad's name-mom's name so they
> get both families' names in there. I think that sounds more resonable.
> The woman does most of the work (giving birth, etc) so I always thought
> her name should get some billing...
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com>
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 21:00:35 -0500 (EST)
>
> >Kitty:  Well, then the IRS would be forced to accomodate longer hyphenated names, of course!  LOL--what a picture you present!
> >
> >Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
> >
> >"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
> >--Albert Einstein
> >
> > --- On Wed 01/29, Kitty < kmrsy@earthlink.net > wrote:
> >From: Kitty [mailto: kmrsy@earthlink.net]
> >To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 09:50:22 -0500 (EST)
> >Subject: Re: RE: [CHAT] OT-now Ms. Mrs./married names
> >
> >Melody,
> >Yes, but......
> >Supposing your son was named Jeremy Roger Hobert-Mellecker and he
> >married my daughter, Diedre Marie Morrissy-O'Shaunessy. And their child
> >was then named Morgan Lindsay Morrissy-O'Shaunessy-Hobert-Mellecker and
> >he/she married.......
> >
> >Well, you get the idea.
> >
> >Kitty
> >
> >-------Original Message-------
> >From: Melody <mhobertm@excite.com>
> >Sent: 01/29/03 11:35 AM
> >To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT-now Ms. Mrs./married names
> >
> >>
> >> Kitty: I hyphenated my last name...Hobert-Mellecker. I was 25 when I got
> >married and didn't feel comfortable giving up my name but also wanted to
> >honor my husband's family name. My children have just their dad's last
> >name but are always asking me why that is...I don't really have a good
> >answer for them. One couple I know did something I didn't even know was
> >possible, but which is apparently legal as well...Her last name was
> >Johnson, his was O'Mara...now they are both Johnson-O'Mara...Just as it
> >is legal for a woman to change her name at the time of marriage, it is
> >for a man as well. Their son carries both last names too. If I had known
> >before I got married that this was possible, this is probably what my
> >husband and I would have done...seems more fitting for a true union,
> >don't you think?
> >
> >
> >Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
> >
> >"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
> >--Albert Einstein
> >
> > --- On Wed 01/29, Libby Valentine < LVALENTINE@WORKINGCONCEPTS.COM >
> >wrote:
> >From: Libby Valentine [mailto: LVALENTINE@WORKINGCONCEPTS.COM]
> >To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 07:42:10 -0500
> >Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT-Reverse sexism< Ms. Mrs.
> >
> >I kept my name (it is after all, my name), much to the chagrin of the
> >clerk
> >who did the license.
> >
> >Libby
> >Maryland zone 6
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Kitty Morrissy
> >To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >Sent: 1/29/2003 7:44 AM
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT-Reverse sexism< Ms. Mrs.
> >
> >So another qstn for the ladies:  If you are or were married, how did you
> >(if you did) change your name?
> >I went from Kathleen Marie Glasch to Kathleen Glasch Strope.
> >(At the time my birth name Kitty had early on been changed to Kathleen
> >and
> >then later changed back to Kitty)
> >I know many women who would have gone to Kathleen Marie Strope,
> >retaining
> >less of their former self.
> >
> >Kitty
> >
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> Kemp TX/zone 8A
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