tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193392437305237787.post6461722389129210728..comments2023-12-16T01:13:00.567-05:00Comments on a note from apple seeds: What's in a name?apple seedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353815509761181275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193392437305237787.post-66404791211673394222013-03-09T16:57:10.235-05:002013-03-09T16:57:10.235-05:00I had an easy time deciding to change my name beca...I had an easy time deciding to change my name because my husband's name is infinitely cooler and easier to spell than my maiden name :-)<br /><br />However, changing at work did worry me. I imagined it was going to be this horrible problem once I changed my name, that no one would be know who I was, could find me in the directory, know who just left voicemail, and so on. It wasn't true because of my unusual first name. I can't say it was everyone's experience, I am sure people named Jenny or Sara have a harder time. As it turned out I was the only Paula in the entire 1000+ person company. And most people could figure out when they saw the first name who I was. It was only about a year worth of name confusion anyway - a new name becomes habit quickly. After a few years it actually started to feel weird when called by my maiden name.<br /><br />I made my former last name a middle name along with my original middle name (you can have as many middle names as you want by the way, don't let the social secuity adminstration tell you differently), but on forms with room for just one middle name I use my maiden name as my middle name. My original middle name (which is a family name and a nickname my family calls me by still) lives on with my daughter.<br />Paula Thrasherhttps://twitter.com/paula_thrashernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193392437305237787.post-54754716680172900832013-03-08T10:55:34.225-05:002013-03-08T10:55:34.225-05:00I've been married for 2+ years and still haven...I've been married for 2+ years and still haven't legally changed my name... yet. I didn't think I would change it, but it's so important to Jesse that I will at some point (and have finally come around on doing it). I used to travel for work a lot and needed a valid passport at short notice, which meant I didn't change it then. Now, we're expecting a baby in a few weeks and I already filled out the leave/legal paperwork in my "old" name. I guess maybe I will have it all done by our third anniversary!Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17843349783800625201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193392437305237787.post-14719760909073669602013-03-08T10:34:34.705-05:002013-03-08T10:34:34.705-05:00I didn't even think twice about taking my husb...I didn't even think twice about taking my husband's name once we got married. After my parents passed away & being an only child I wanted to keep a part of them with me. So, I got rid of my middle name (which I never really liked anyway) and made the name I've had for 30+ years and made it into my middle name. So when I sign my name I just write the initial out so it's always a part of me and my signature :) <br />Trust me, everyone told me it was a pain to fill out so many forms but it really was pretty simple :)Rozana Karlenoreply@blogger.com