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

yes SIR!!!

LOL  LOL

(In some cases that may be true, but most men leave the "children matters" to their women to handle - ugh) 

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: David Franzman <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 19:17:27 -0800

>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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