tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113256831181539701.post1025842545094451473..comments2023-09-21T10:53:54.826-05:00Comments on *Neinast* Life At Its Finest!: i changed my name today, and i hope to change it again tomorrow.abbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03577274271976643925noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113256831181539701.post-12732660013883148442008-08-08T16:44:00.000-05:002008-08-08T16:44:00.000-05:00What's with the automatic hyphening thing? I thoug...What's with the automatic hyphening thing? I thought you only hyphened it if you kept your middle AND last name. Oh well...<BR/><BR/>Sweet friend, I can't relate to your plight. My last name was "Unger". As in The Ungertaker, Bungus, Dunger, Dung...yeah, I was getting rid of that thing as quickly as I could.Leslie Ruth Petreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734633676937103942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113256831181539701.post-56257479391314124372008-08-06T16:03:00.000-05:002008-08-06T16:03:00.000-05:00Oh, and my middle name was Roseann before, and I'v...Oh, and my middle name was Roseann before, and I've HATED it since I was little (you know the TV show, Roseanne? Yeah, THAT's how I got made fun of in elementary school), so I suppose my decision wasn't THAT hard... lolKPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01043115986561321715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113256831181539701.post-29490304543260595392008-08-06T16:01:00.000-05:002008-08-06T16:01:00.000-05:00I kept my last name as my new middle name. Of cour...I kept my last name as my new middle name. Of course, even now people get confused and hyphen it. But then again, all through high school people called me by my first and last name, since there were SO MANY Katie's, so I couldn't very well drop it either. <BR/><BR/>Plus, being the only child of the last male with our family name, I had to keep it going SOMEhow.<BR/><BR/>I know what you're going through, and best of luck with the second name change---they might get a little fussy with you, but just stay patient. =)KPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01043115986561321715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113256831181539701.post-47560814698995475832008-08-06T14:49:00.000-05:002008-08-06T14:49:00.000-05:00I wept at the social security office. i went in t...I wept at the social security office. i went in there with every intention of being erin elizabeth moon, but when it came right down to it, i couldn't let go of the hicks. so elizabeth got the bump. i feel you on this one, fo sho.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12227647341153111410noreply@blogger.com