I was born right around the time George H.W. Bush was inaugurated, and my very liberal mother thought if the President could have 4 names, so could her daughter.
I don't recommend doing that to a child. My entire childhood and into adulthood there has only been 1 box for a middle initial- but I always had 2. I've had my second middle name mistaken for part of my last name and my first middle name mistaken for part of my first name. So when I got married 7 years ago I dropped the 2nd middle name and my maiden name.
Almost 7 years to the day of when I went into social security to take my married name I was back in the same office to take my maiden name back. But I didn't take back my 2nd middle name. Nothing in my life is simple so I'm keeping my name simple. 3 names, 4 syllables, nothing complicated other than spending almost 6 hours in the social security office.
I don't think I'll ever change my name again. Even on the off chance I find someone I want to let back into my life in that way again, I firmly believe I'll keep my name, because I like my name. I like that it's uncommon but simple. I like that I will be the only person with this last name in my district. So I wont get emails that don't belong to me. I like that no one can take it from me. When you get divorced so much is taken from you. Taking my name back is something I had full control over.
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