Hi, I would really appreciate your thoughts on the decision we have to make on our new baby's surname. My surname means a lot to me as it represents my family who, down the years, have not lived priviledged lives but have worked hard to provide for their families - a quality which is important to me.
DH and I definitely do not want to double barrell and he is quite happy for baby to take my surname as he is not particularly attached to his. So, basically, the choice is mine and would like to hear your thoughts. If, given a free choice, would you give your DC your surname?
The worries I have are that DC may get questions at school about why he/ she has a different surname to dad, DH may often be be called Mr OlympicFever and get fed up of it and also that I feel that I may be depriving DH of passing on his name (he doesn't think this - just me!)