tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866913489427437212.post1052530231673897378..comments2018-09-13T05:59:26.931-04:00Comments on 57 Sutton Place: NamingVirginia S. Wood, Psy.D., Instructorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04482719649602902058noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866913489427437212.post-56429280835819348432009-04-17T14:03:00.000-04:002009-04-17T14:03:00.000-04:00Sutton-
cool post. I think about this a lot.
Eve...Sutton-<br /><br />cool post. I think about this a lot.<br /><br />Even though I refuse to marry, I want to keep my father's name. After going through the same thought process, I decided to transform my patriarchal name into a matriarchal name, bestowing it on my bastard children and instructing my daughters to do the same with their own. hopefully my sons, if any, will mind me and take their wives' names. if we start now, this system could really go somewhere. <br /><br />and also, from your excellent point-maybe daughters should be encouraged to add a fourth name when they come of age, around 15? something that defines them in their opinion, or some aspect of themselves they are particularly proud of, or a wish for their womanhood. or just something they like. then, at 15 or whenever, they could choose what to be called as an adult woman.<br /><br />I had a couple friends who did this of their own idea at age 12. one still goes by her new name, the other dropped it. I never did it because I liked my name, but I think it's rad. a great exercise in self-definition.<br /><br />be well,<br />SoniaDixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612848394908480285noreply@blogger.com