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From: peg@linus.UUCP (Margaret E. Craft)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: kids and parents with different last names
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Date: Mon, 1-Oct-84 21:57:27 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  1 21:57:27 1984
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You avoided the question:  why does it make more sense for
	the woman to take the man's name than the other way around?
	You said you'd object "vehemently" if your
	wife had "refused" to take on your last name...
	Sound to me like you're into ownership, not partnership...

Yes, there's "tradition" behind the woman losing her name,
	but i think many of us see tha tradition as presentative
	of an attitude that has changed, and should change even
	more - namely, a move toward equaity in a relationship.

And as for you comment about the submitter being the exception -
	i don't know where YOU live, but it is certainly NOT
	"exceptional" for women to keep their given names around here.

The only thing you said that DID make sense had to do with
	families being conhesive units - but to you that meant
	having the same last name!!  pretty narrow view of
	togetherness...  perhaps we should all dye our hair
	the same color too...