Always it gave me a pang that my children had no lawful claim to a name.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
For me, my 'X' replaced the white slave master name of 'Little' which some blue-eyed devil named Little had imposed on my parental forebears.
I think it's very important that we instill in our kids that it has nothing to do with their name or their situation that they're growing up in; it has to do with who they are as an individual.
I was named after my mother's maiden name.
I chose my pen name when I was ten, because I knew even then that my legal name would be more trouble than it was worth.
I think it's pretty cruel to give a kid a name that others are going to have. I think it's very important to have a unique name within any group you're likely to be in.
I changed my name at 14 because no one outside of my family could pronounce my first name correctly.
The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name.
People named their kids after me!
I took my son's name. I didn't take my husband's name.
My childhood name that my father gave me, my mother, my grandmother, grandfather, family and friends all call me T.I.P.