Confessions of a Stepford wife (was Names)

[pbnesbit at msn.com]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> Meredith Wilson wrote:
> 
> > My sister wanted to hyphenate, but it seems that in Kentucky you 
have
> > to take your husband's name.
> 
> Wow. Wonder if that's still the case? We can choose in Texas, but I
> opted to take my husband's name. I considered it a gift. >

(Some wonderful thoughts by Amanda snipped)

 By the way, I did what my mother did, what I thought everyone did, 
and
> took my maiden name as my middle name--from Amanda Lee Peters to 
Amanda
> Peters Lewanski. But Jan, un-Texan, had never heard of this 
convention.
> Is it a regionalism? Honest, everyone I know of that took their
> husband's name did this. I'm curious.
> 
> --Amanda


I kept my maiden name as my middle name as well.  Sometimes I 
hyphenate them because I get tired of getting mail addressed to 
Parker B. Nesbit.  (I can be quite forceful on the point, according 
to Doug <g>)  My first name I legally changed to Parker because 
that's my mum's maiden name, and my maternal grandparents had no one 
to carry the name on.  And yes, I get mail addressed to *Mr* Parker 
Brown Nesbit.  Like you, Amanda, I'm a Mrs. and darn proud of it!

Peace & Plenty, 

Parker