As a hyphenate myself my advice is easy: hyphenate. It's becoming more and more common now and it's great to be able to carry both your parents' names. It's a little more hairy now that I'm thinking about getting married (posted to Quick Hit: Feminist baby-naming)
NettleSyrup commented on July 21, 2008 8:22 PM: "Women taking their husband's surname is an indication of their subjugation to him, much as slaves would take their 'master's' name." And/or as sons and daughters, even non-slave ones, would be given (posted to Quick Hit: Feminist baby-naming)
I am having a baby boy with my long-time male partner (we are UNmarried) this August and we are giving our child my last name. I wanted him to have both our names, though NOT hyphenated, just one as a (posted to Quick Hit: Feminist baby-naming)
Be willing to take your future husbands last name for yourself and your children, or don't get married. Period. (posted to Quick Hit: Feminist baby-naming)
Why would you have a baby with a man who is uncomfortable with his family name? Because he is a fairy and you can control him? I feel sorry for that guy in a way, but on the other hand, (posted to Quick Hit: Feminist baby-naming)
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