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Why all this focus on the fact that it's actually her father's name? Her husband's name is really _his_ father's name, too. And each of the father's names are really _their_ father's name. Almost nobody has their "own" name, but the name you are born with and grow up with and identify with feels like your "own" name as much as anything, so why obsess about where it originated? It's a question of YOUR name vs. your husband's name. Keep your own!
...and its sequel.
And its sequel! I promise, they will love it. (maybe 7 and up).
You didn't make clear why you should forgive yourself. Because you feel guilty and embarrassed now that you've been caught? Would you have felt guilty if you hadn't been caught? The fact that the embezzlement took place over a long period of time says, "no".
Lots of people go to jail for stealing much smaller sums than you apparently did, so I'm not seeing why we should be weeping for you or bucking you up. I'm sure lots of commenters will say you should volunteer for the less fortunate to expiate your sins, but I seriously doubt you will--you just want someone to say that now that you've felt bad for a while (because you got caught!) you can put it all behind you.
