April 30th, 2011
The importance of being Walls…
When I met my fiancé he had a different name. This is quite unusual for a man right? A woman changes her name not the man. Well for the typical person this may be true. But for this atypical soon to be married couple it’s ideal. A typical couple dates, gets married, lives together, and then has children. Well seeing we moved in together in 2009, had our first child in 2011, and we will be getting married in 2013. We are not the typical couple but we have not exactly led the most typical lives. My fiancé s real father has not been a major part in his life. The person however that has been apart of his life and still very much is bears the name of Walls. For years the topic of a name change was under discussion but for whatever reason it never happened. When we got pregnant with our daughter the fate of her name seemed inevitable. A name is just a name… Right? A name is just not a name. A name is our lineage. My fiancé wanted to change his name for his daughter and I don’t blame him. But I was surprised when I started receiving criticism for my fiancé’s name change. I suppose being twenty six and changing your name does seem odd and yes our daughter will more than likely change her name when she is married but for the time being we wanted her to have a name she can be proud of. A name she shares with her grandmother, her aunt and uncle, and the man her daddy has called dad for all these years. For those of you who think a name is just a name … I didn’t ask for your opinion nor do I want it. And as I enter into a new chapter in my life that seems somewhat unconventional to you, I wouldn’t have it any other way. I write my own book and I know the Importance of being Walls…
