Monday, September 11, 2006
outlaw inlaws
My sister and her husband have picked out maybe 3 Irish names for their impending offspring. However, after hearing the names, at the shower, a Greek chorus of inlaw aunts were hollering "how about something we can spell?" Ummm, we've had to spell our last name constantly, forever, so try again, let's hear a real reason? Our own first names aren't Irish, but I have to constantly spell my first name too, so meh. If I need to give my last name for something official, I don't bother pronouncing it, I skip right to just spelling it out. For unofficial things, I don't care if they spell or pronounce it wrong. I only have so much time in the day, right? In any case, these aunties have proven that it's better for everyone to find out the name after it's on the birth certificate.
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I can completely relate to the complex name issue. I have an unwieldy last name and my husband does as well. For some reason my Air Miles card has his name on it and the Safeway clerks always insist on trying to pronounce it as they are handing me back my card. I tell them not to bother, and then when they see my Safeway card (with my own name) they understand why.
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