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• I would to add to the dicussion by noting something about the episode "The Fog." The whole birth experience is horrible and I want to explain something. The "fog" is what birthing in those days was called because of the
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• I could not agree more. I know that historically the racism towards "undesirable" people having babies has left a bad taste in most people's mouths....as it should. However, population control is VERY necessary. It does not matter that you drive
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• I am so happy to see like-minded women write about this. I did not change my name to most people's surprise. When I orginally said this, people assumed that I meant that my name was hyphenated now. I spend A
  (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))
• Sorry to everyone for multiple posts of the same comment...the computer freaked out on me. I plan on giving our child my name as a second middle name. I don't like it when people have their mom's name as their
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• Question: My last name is definitely my dad's name, for my own view and personal experience. When you say, "my boyfriend's name is always his and never his father's" - how have you seen/experienced that? Statement: My name, like most (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))
• FYI, Picasso was Pablo's mom's maiden name. Also, I changed my name after giving it a lot of thought. Nobody I knew in my family except my dad had my last name, and my dad was not very nice to (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))
• Mamram, It's interesting you view your boyfriend taking your name as being "dependent." Do you view yourself taking his name as you being "dependent"? Does he? Is dependency a bad thing? (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))
• Ben Zimmer (the language expert) writes on the history of Ms. in the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/magazine/25FOB-onlanguage-t.html?_r=1 and in VT: http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/2043/ (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))
• I think if you are really taking about freedom it should be a choice and to each their own, which should be respected by all including society. There are reasons why people take their spouses name. I did and (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))

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