Sugar Kane
Nobody’s perfect
A family friend is pregnant. She’s been married for a few years but didn’t take her husband’s surname.
Their child is going to take her surname. No double-barreling, just hers. She said for three reasons:
A — She has the better career.
B — Her surname is “prettier” and flows better with the child’s name.
C — She’s going to push out the child, so she can name it whatever she wishes.
4% of families (according to a babycenter.com survey) give their children the mother’s surname but I want to know what LSA thinks.
Under good circumstances where the parents are married and the father is going to be actively involved in the child’s life:
LADIES, would you give your child your surname?
MEN, what would your reaction be if your wife wanted to give your child her surname? Would you be fine with it?
ETA: I don’t know what the father’s opinion was. I agree with the mother and her reasons. I want to do the same as her in the future, though as it’s uncommon from the people I know, I just wanted to hear the general consensus.
Their child is going to take her surname. No double-barreling, just hers. She said for three reasons:
A — She has the better career.
B — Her surname is “prettier” and flows better with the child’s name.
C — She’s going to push out the child, so she can name it whatever she wishes.
4% of families (according to a babycenter.com survey) give their children the mother’s surname but I want to know what LSA thinks.
Under good circumstances where the parents are married and the father is going to be actively involved in the child’s life:
LADIES, would you give your child your surname?
MEN, what would your reaction be if your wife wanted to give your child her surname? Would you be fine with it?
ETA: I don’t know what the father’s opinion was. I agree with the mother and her reasons. I want to do the same as her in the future, though as it’s uncommon from the people I know, I just wanted to hear the general consensus.
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