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[stormatdusk]

when my husband and i got married (back in the dark ages), we kept our names. the next january when we filed our income taxes, i got a rather condescending letter from the state office telling me that i'd written my own name wrong on our form (i.e., i wrote my own last name rather than his). when i wrote back to tell them that i hadn't changed my name, they asked me to prove it.

it was sort of bizarre, having to prove you didn't do something, but there you have it.

switching gears, karl is getting all kinds of positive interest in the early peeks at his star trek role. BEWARE OF SPOILERS AT THESE LINKS. i just can't wait to see this movie, and i don't care if anyone but bones and nemo are in it. perhaps there could be kissing, too. kissing would be fine, yes. ;)

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eta beanie - - i forgot him. *g*

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[weepingnaiad.livejournal.com]

I've been married for 21 years and did not change my name. I've never been questioned on it, although my husband has endured years of grief about it. We hyphenated the kids so that they could be more like their Hispanic heritage and my daughter's not too crazy about her super long name and how confused the masses are by it. But the government has never questioned. We have had contracts for a house written up wrong and had to get them changed, though. 'two single people' *snorts*

I think a copy of your SS card should be enough. Although I'd hate to have to send that in the mail. Seems really odd to me. Maybe you could request that a supervisor phone you? *shakes head*

And, I cannot wait for that movie, so I'm not looking at the links!
*hugs*
WN

[stormatdusk.livejournal.com]

oh, it happened 20 years ago, hon. it was just occurring to me today that it's an odd thing to feel you have to prove you did not do something, rather than that you did. y'know?

our kids just have his last name, though one of them has my last name as his middle.

*forgives you about links* ;)

*hugs*

[weepingnaiad.livejournal.com]

Ah... got it. *nods* It's impossible to prove a negative, but not surprising that someone would have questioned you 20 years ago. It's much more common now, even here in backwoods central, but some folks STILL don't get it.

*hugs*
WN