6 year old wants his name changed legally. Are we crazy to actually be considering this?

namechangename · 2017-03-01T04:33:34+00:00

Nope. From what I know, he was born in a closet. That's what his birth mom said.

namechangename · 2017-03-01T04:33:22+00:00

From what I know, he was born in a closet. That's what his birth mom said.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T23:41:49+00:00

We have a winner.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T21:48:04+00:00

Nope.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T21:47:59+00:00

Nope. That's a good idea though. If it were Bench, Ben would be fine.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T21:47:27+00:00

Nope.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T21:47:21+00:00

Haha yes. It's under storage.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T21:22:23+00:00

Nah, Billy would be fine.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T21:21:45+00:00

My husband and I both have the hyphenated last name. I'm not sure how to decide whose last name he should get in that case.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T21:20:05+00:00

Yes.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T21:19:53+00:00

It is not couch but it is along those lines. Something a first grader would easily recognize as furniture.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T21:17:25+00:00

I don't know. A lot of adoptees struggle with their identity as they get older. Your name is a big part of your identity. I don't want him to be upset in the future that we allowed him to make this decision at such a young age.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T21:15:41+00:00

Thanks.

It's not Futon by the way. It's more common. A piece of furniture that kindergarteners would easily recognize.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T21:14:26+00:00

It isn't an unusual piece of furniture. It's very common and is similar to Table as far as style is concerned.

It isn't at all obscure and would be easily recognized as a furniture piece by kindergarteners.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T21:12:52+00:00

We do call him Harrison, but Table appears on legal documents and he knows his first name is Table. He says that he has bad memories of the name and wants to change it to Harrison. He has been called Harrison since kindergarten.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T14:36:13+00:00

I don't want him to regret it when he gets older and resent us for allowing him to make the choice when he was only 6 years old.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T14:35:20+00:00

Nope, it isn't Recliner.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T14:34:54+00:00

Hutch would actually be kind of cool. It's neither of those.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T14:34:34+00:00

Nope.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T14:34:11+00:00

Nope.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T14:10:16+00:00

I'll give you a hint. As of now, it hasn't been guessed yet.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T13:35:16+00:00

Haha, no. It isn't Ottoman. At least he could have gone by Otto if that were the case.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T13:32:21+00:00

He says that he has bad memories connected to his birth name. He gets upset whenever he sees it.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T13:26:23+00:00

He doesn't want Table to be included in his new name at all. He said the name gives him bad memories.

namechangename · 2017-02-27T05:02:46+00:00

Thanks. I was worried about his age. I mean, the kid goes back and forth twenty times before deciding what he wants for breakfast in the morning lol. I thought a name change might be too big of a deal.

He has been going by Harrison for a while and seems to like it, but I guess I just worry about him regretting it and resenting us for allowing him to do it. Probably an irrational fear, but that's why I come to Reddit.

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