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Help[Opinions] I agree with you completely. It can be done. (m)
in reply to a message by New_Chloe
I changed my name later than you did. It's been over 7 years and 99% of people who knew me before call me Elena now. It's a matter of respect, imo. If it makes a person happy and if you care for them, all it takes is a sincere effort. With time, it CAN be done. You and I are living proof of this.
OT, my dh and I know a man from church named Horst. He's in his mid 60s, I'd say. Horst and his family moved to the US from Germany when he was 10. His younger brother, Friedrich, hated his name in this country so he ended up being called Zeke for most of his young life until early to mid adulthood. Frankly, I don't know how his friends (who began this) derived Zeke from Friedrich. Anyway, Friedrich / Zeke finally made a legal name change to Eric in his 30s and he's been Eric ever since. I'd say he's in his late 50s now. Can you imagine Eric's family getting used to three names? But according to Horst, they all took it in stride. No biggie. And btw, it was this story and Horst's attitude that helped me realize that life was short and that I should finally change the name that I had hated from the time I was seven years old (I had thought about changing my name for most of my life).
OT, my dh and I know a man from church named Horst. He's in his mid 60s, I'd say. Horst and his family moved to the US from Germany when he was 10. His younger brother, Friedrich, hated his name in this country so he ended up being called Zeke for most of his young life until early to mid adulthood. Frankly, I don't know how his friends (who began this) derived Zeke from Friedrich. Anyway, Friedrich / Zeke finally made a legal name change to Eric in his 30s and he's been Eric ever since. I'd say he's in his late 50s now. Can you imagine Eric's family getting used to three names? But according to Horst, they all took it in stride. No biggie. And btw, it was this story and Horst's attitude that helped me realize that life was short and that I should finally change the name that I had hated from the time I was seven years old (I had thought about changing my name for most of my life).
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