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6. My wife changed her name to her mother's maiden name when we married

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 09:56 PM

Sep 22

Her immigrant father had changed his name to a more “American” last name so that was the name on her birth certificate. Her mother was also an immigrant. She was proud of her ethnic heritage and didn’t want a vanilla last name. There was paperwork involved but she did it. We passed that name along to our daughter and she has my last name as a middle name.

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I'm trying to post the meme again. [View all] applegrove Sep 22 OP

anyone who gives up their identity would have to do this Skittles Sep 22 #1

As far as I know, PXR-5 Sep 22 #2

But you might need it to vote. Ms. Toad Sep 22 #3

I think Real ID is also needed for entering Federal buildings FullySupportDems Sep 22 #5

So true FullySupportDems Sep 22 #4

My wife changed her name to her mother's maiden name when we married central scrutinizer Sep 22 #6

Cool. Love it when the ancestors are included in family names. applegrove Sep 22 #7

I kept my maiden name since I'm the Luciferous Sep 22 #8

I've had my married name for 58 years. Been divorced for 55 years. I had to remember where sinkingfeeling Sep 22 #9

Now there is something popsdenver Sep 22 #10

took me literal months to get my RealID slightlv Tuesday #11

I used my passport to show my current name Tree Lady Tuesday #12