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Friday, January 13, 2006 12:00 AM

Do the kids get mom's name, or dad's? How about alternating

One writer explains how she and her husband chose their daughters' last names.
Katharine Mieszkowski

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  • Friday, January 13, 2006 01:55 PM

    Who ARE these nosy people?

    The part of this that strikes me as most stunning and outrageous are the people, including utter strangers, who seem to feel entitled to a justification for another family's naming practices. I suppose we should feel fortunate that such people exist, so that Ms. Ingall has a leaping-off point for bringing us another insightful and funny installment of her excellent East Village Mameleh column.

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