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Thank god my husband is a modern man!!! He accepts my views and allows me to choose whatever I want for my life!!!

oh good grief.... because a woman who CHOOOOOOSES of her own free will and clear state of mind, to change her name to her husband's name, must be married to a cave man or something... :no::rolleyes: ahahahahahahaa :lol:

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oh good grief.... because a woman who CHOOOOOOSES of her own free will and clear state of mind, to change her name to her husband's name, must be married to a cave man or something... :no::rolleyes: ahahahahahahaa :lol:

Ah well, I missed the fun, it seems :P

Anyhow, I had no preference personally, since it wasn't me being asked to change my name. But Lyanthya took the view that whatever she did, her name would be inherited from a man. She decided she'd rather it was my name than her father's.

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I did not read all 23 pages, so I may be missing something, but as far as last names are concerned....I always thought I would keep my name, yet when it came down to it, I wanted to have the same last name as my child. The hyphen thing was out for me because it would have been way too many syllables.

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Thank god my husband is a modern man!!! He accepts my views and allows me to choose whatever I want for my life!!!

oh good grief.... because a woman who CHOOOOOOSES of her own free will and clear state of mind, to change her name to her husband's name, must be married to a cave man or something... :no::rolleyes: ahahahahahahaa :lol:

:yes::lol: good point sister fraces

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But when we turn to the Hebrew literature, we do not find such jokes about the donkey. Rather the animal is known for its strength and its loyalty to its master (Genesis 49:14; Numbers 22:30).

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Thank god my husband is a modern man!!! He accepts my views and allows me to choose whatever I want for my life!!!

oh good grief.... because a woman who CHOOOOOOSES of her own free will and clear state of mind, to change her name to her husband's name, must be married to a cave man or something... :no::rolleyes: ahahahahahahaa :lol:

yeah i thought the same thing too when I read that. Especially after the dragging by the hair comment that was made.

speaking of last names.. here's a funny that my 6 year old said this morning.

He asked me about the baby's name and I told him it would be Jacob Matthew R..... (my last name). He smiled and said "Ok fine but Snowball (our cat)'s last name is H... (my kids' last names)" I said "oh really?" He said "yep, Sahara (other cat) can have your last name and so can the baby, but Snowball is my cat so she'll have my last name" :lol: I didn't realize it was a negotiation!

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Thank god my husband is a modern man!!! He accepts my views and allows me to choose whatever I want for my life!!!

oh good grief.... because a woman who CHOOOOOOSES of her own free will and clear state of mind, to change her name to her husband's name, must be married to a cave man or something... :no::rolleyes: ahahahahahahaa :lol:

:yes::lol: good point sister fraces

Dude... you so missed the last moose lodge cave meeting.... wth! :angry:

oh, yeah. this post has absolutely nothing to do with the subject.

James & Sara - Aug 12, 05

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Dude... you so missed the last moose lodge cave meeting.... wth! :angry:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAA! :hehe:

*proud to have been drug by me hair* :dance::dancing::D

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Dude... you so missed the last moose lodge cave meeting.... wth! :angry:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAA! :hehe:

*proud to have been drug by me hair* :dance::dancing::D

yeah, but at least you were there! Brother dean on the other hand.... may his antlers wilt (just a little!) remember next time... especially since it was his turn to spike the punch.

James & Sara - Aug 12, 05

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Thank god my husband is a modern man!!! He accepts my views and allows me to choose whatever I want for my life!!!

oh good grief.... because a woman who CHOOOOOOSES of her own free will and clear state of mind, to change her name to her husband's name, must be married to a cave man or something... :no::rolleyes: ahahahahahahaa :lol:

:yes::lol: good point sister fraces

Dude... you so missed the last moose lodge cave meeting.... wth! :angry:

oh, yeah. this post has absolutely nothing to do with the subject.

:thumbs: ........you are the man brother mirror

Peace to All creatures great and small............................................

But when we turn to the Hebrew literature, we do not find such jokes about the donkey. Rather the animal is known for its strength and its loyalty to its master (Genesis 49:14; Numbers 22:30).

Peppi_drinking_beer.jpg

my burro, bosco ..enjoying a beer in almaty

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...st&id=10835

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Dude... you so missed the last moose lodge cave meeting.... wth! :angry:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAA! :hehe:

*proud to have been drug by me hair* :dance::dancing::D

Do you find that by being drug around by your hair all the time that it causes more split ends? Can you recommend a conditioner to help from "Cavemanitis"? :lol:

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Dude... you so missed the last moose lodge cave meeting.... wth! :angry:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAA! :hehe:

*proud to have been drug by me hair* :dance::dancing::D

Do you find that by being drug around by your hair all the time that it causes more split ends? Can you recommend a conditioner to help from "Cavemanitis"? :lol:

well, hubster has really soft hands, so my hair is fine....but now me ####### on the other hand....oooch....being drug around the cave leaves cave burns... :unsure:

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Dude... you so missed the last moose lodge cave meeting.... wth! :angry:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAA! :hehe:

*proud to have been drug by me hair* :dance::dancing::D

Do you find that by being drug around by your hair all the time that it causes more split ends? Can you recommend a conditioner to help from "Cavemanitis"? :lol:

well, hubster has really soft hands, so my hair is fine....but now me ####### on the other hand....oooch....being drug around the cave leaves cave burns... :unsure:

LMAO!!!! :thumbs: I guess since you probably aren't allowed to wear clothes, there's nothing you can do to protect your bum huh? :unsure::blink:

Perhaps I should change my last name to my fiancee's surname so as not to perpetuate this terrible tradition, and conform to all the radical feminists the world over! :thumbs:

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04-17-09: I-751 Approved

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07-20-09: Mailed N-400 to Lewisville, TX

07-23-09: NOA for N-400

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Dude... you so missed the last moose lodge cave meeting.... wth! :angry:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAA! :hehe:

*proud to have been drug by me hair* :dance::dancing::D

Do you find that by being drug around by your hair all the time that it causes more split ends? Can you recommend a conditioner to help from "Cavemanitis"? :lol:

well, hubster has really soft hands, so my hair is fine....but now me ####### on the other hand....oooch....being drug around the cave leaves cave burns... :unsure:

LMAO!!!! :thumbs: I guess since you probably aren't allowed to wear clothes, there's nothing you can do to protect your bum huh? :unsure::blink:

Perhaps I should change my last name to my fiancee's surname so as not to perpetuate this terrible tradition, and conform to all the radical feminists the world over! :thumbs:

sister fraces :o ..nude..say it ain't so sister faces even in a joke story :yes:

Peace to All creatures great and small............................................

But when we turn to the Hebrew literature, we do not find such jokes about the donkey. Rather the animal is known for its strength and its loyalty to its master (Genesis 49:14; Numbers 22:30).

Peppi_drinking_beer.jpg

my burro, bosco ..enjoying a beer in almaty

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...st&id=10835

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I hated my maiden name. It's impossible to spell and my married name sounds way cooler (and is way easier to spell). I also like having the same last name as my husband (well, mine is actually hyphenated; he offered to hyphenate his as well but I asked him not to because, well, see the above re: I hate my maiden name). But the main motivation was hating my maiden name.

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