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chicagocubsfan23

My mom just left my dad, and for reasons I cannot explain I am mad she isn't changing her name back to her maiden name. She's no longer a *insert dad's last name* and it makes me mad she won't change it. She claims it's for me and my brother and because she still cares about my dad. Like I said, it's probably dumb I feel that way but my mother and I don't get along well at all so that could be part of it lol.

Anyways, if I were in your position I would change back to my maiden name.

I think it's different if you have kids. Who wants to explain that yes, that's my mom and her name if different than mine because of blah blah blah. But it is her choice. Divorce is hard with or without kids involved. Maybe you could cut her a little slack and
understand its hard no matter who is at fault during this time. I wish you all the best.

I haven't told her how I felt about it because it is her choice after all. But I also think that anymore, if my mom's last name is different than mine or my dad's, people aren't going to make a big deal about it. #1 I am married now so even though she kept dad's name, our last names are no longer the same, and #2 if she re-marries it's going to be different anyways