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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Re: Wahoo Friday randoms
Sigh.... Sometimes I wish my more funny things were intentional.
All this baby talk!!! I've been having dreams about babies. Does this mean I'm ready? I flip flop a lot. We actually have names picked out. Only for 1 of each though. We are screwed if we have two little ones of the same sex lol.
Good luck Amachuta!
Ha! Well, I actually didn't even notice your typo. I just found your comment funny. Goofy-spelled names is not a trend that I'm a fan of.
WendyGR - I hope you get to bust out your skis this weekend.
D&MJ - Have fun on your inspection with your dad. Handy dads are the best. Mike and I both have one and it has made our home improvements so much easier. We have really learned a lot from both dads.
Kasa/Deeder - I want to watch Downton Abbey! We need to sign up for Netflix
Wop - I think I just fell in love with Lorraine. Hmmmm... Mike and I aren't even close to deciding on names.
I think you still get a 2 week trial for Netflix's. I'm not sure it includes streaming though?
Do you have a library card. You could request it on DVD. I know both GRPL and KDL have copies.
I hope by the time Willa's old enough, she has the legal option to keep the full name we gave her and add any additional last names on.
While I know the work is necessary, I hate to see this happen. A row of trees were destroyed on my parent's street. Ultimately, they just had to be taken down. Sad - Those trees played an integral role in many neighborhood kids' games.
Oh. Good tip. I have a library card and should check this option out.
Have you watched American Horror Story? I have head really good things about it but haven't seen any episodes yet.
Why? I think that's a really personal and individual choice for Molly's potential daughter (and everyone else) and there's nothing wrong with her wanting to keep her middle name and drop her maiden name, if that's what she chooses. It may sound weird, but to some people, a middle name is more meaningful than a last name.
Heh... I didn't see this until after I posted.
I dropped my maiden name and have zero regrets. For a whole host of reasons, I've always identified much more strongly with being Kasa Ann, than I did with being Kasa S______.
I, personally, wasn't sad to see my maiden name go.
And I would hope that my daughter would keep the full name we chose for her. I put a LOT of thought into the names I choose, dang it!
GRSP, what is Willa's middle name if you don't mind sharing?
DP, dang - you would have had a really long name regardless of what you chose to do! Haha.
No, I wasn't offended by your comment. I just hope that Willa doesn't have the limited options that I did.
I wanted my name to be Amy Lynn P. T. no hyphen. The SSA said okay. The SofS said, no way. I give ultimate say so to the feds, and consider myself ALPT. When signing for the state, I have to use a hyphen and grind my teeth while doing it. I hope that if Willa choses to marry or partner or whatever... she isn't constricted. Also, I really like the name Vivian, and the meaning it held when we chose it.
I'm still haven't changed my name yet. Mainly because I can't decide what to do. I'm the last in my family line. I'm the only kid and my Dad was the only boy in his family. My current last name has 7 letters. DH's last name has 10! Part of me want to keep my family name but my traditional side says I should take DH's name.
Deeder Lxxx Dxxxxxx-Bxxxxxxxxx
Looks a bit long doesn't it.
I hyphenated. I liked the way it sounded better than dropping my maiden name. I asked B what he thought about it. He said he didn't mind b/c he knew I was his wife. Besides, people call me Mrs C anyway.
Ha... no. They usually die after 5:00 anyway.
That's why I added Jim's on to mine. I wasn't going to stop being a P. I was now a P AND a T. The kids are both T. If they were both P.T., and they got married and added, it would be very long. Especially if their spouse had 2 last names too.
GRSP...I Love your name, mine is the same but with an e on my middle name.:)
I dropped my maiden name, but I was thinking of keeping it. I asked my DH about it and he seemed like he would get really offended if I did that. Which was weird to me, but I did not feel strongly one way or the other, so I dropped it.
GRSP I refer to you as APT all the time. Honestly it flows well & is fun to say.
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I never had a doubt about changing my last name. I never considered changing my middle name or adding to the maiden name. My middle name is already a last name & it has been passed down through my family. Ben told me if I wanted to keep my name he was fine with that.
I have a very good friend who kept her maiden name and her husband changed his name. He has nothing to do with the last name he had and didn't feel she should take a name he didn't want. So it made sense that he changed his.
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Name changing is so hard! I didn't like the proprietary origins of name changing, but did like the sentiment of connecting myself to my new husband. Over the years, I've come to feel even more so that sharing his name is such a gesture of my love for him. As he and I have grown together and influenced each other, it starts to feel more appropriate to have his name than my dad's, like L is my family more than anyone else. But I am still glad to carry around that piece of who I was before.