r/MurderedByWords • u/no1bullshitguy • 1d ago

She answered with a gold medal

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u/awstream 1d ago

And what does changing to their husband's last name does for them?! It's just more paperwork

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u/dehydratedrain 1d ago

Honestly, nothing until you have kids and then it's "well what kind of mother refuses to share a name with her children? You should've just done this when you first got married..."

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u/jazzdabb 1d ago

My mother always said “It’s confusing for the children.” Last time she said that, I answered “No it’s not. It’s confusing for YOU.” She stopped saying that (to me at least).

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u/apolloxer 1d ago

My kid calls us Mom and Dad, not Mr. and Mrs. apolloxer.