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Our daughter makes dolphin noises, her father says at least she knows her porpoise in life

Curious on people’s thoughts about this.

Husband and I are pregnant with our first child now.

So I have been hesitant on taking my husbands last name Smith because I am very attached to my own last name and heritage. I will be giving a different version of my last name as it’s a very uncommon and rare last name, for this post I will use the last name Song.

Song to me is very representative of who I am as a person, my culture and something i find myself deeply attached to. Also in my cultural background woman does not take her husbands last name but the kids do.

I don’t really like that either, I would like my kids to be a representation of me two and our combined lineages.

I proposed to my husband and he is open to this, that we both keep our last names and our children have the last name Songsmith. I am not opposed to having his last name first just find the flow and sound prettier of this combination

How do others feel about this?

What do you reach for

When everything’s falling apart

Everything you grab

Melts in your hands

You try to stand

But the earth gives way

You fall into the darkness

And there you stay

Who do you call

When you’re scared they will see

The broken and the empty

Then they will flee

So you hide, so you smile

So bright they look away

Never see the cracks

So hidden you will stay

Lost in myself

Stumbling through a world

I thought I found connection

Someone only mine

But you never will be

And oh how that burns

Ashes I have become

Blinded by my sun

Ashes I have become