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I Took His Name. Isn’t It About Time He Took Mine?

September 21, 2017 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

I took his name and so did his daughter. But she also got mine. Photo by Barbara Newhall
I took his name and so did his daughter. She also got mine. Will he? Photo by Barbara Newhall

Would Jon Newhall Like to Be Jon Falconer Newhall?

Jon’s a twin. Maybe his parents ran out of names to give their boys when they were born, because Jon got only the one name — Jonathan. Seems to me there’s a nice vacant spot in the middle where he could add my name to his. After all, I took his name when we got married. Wouldn’t he like to return the favor?

Find out what happened when I offered to share my name with my husband at “Would My Husband Like to Add My Name to His?”

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