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Mom, Thanks for Everything, But I’ll Take Dad’s Name

Patriarchy or just mindless unevolved tradition?

The Maverick Files

5 hours ago·6 min read

Image Licensed from Adobe Stock | By Svetlana

I’d never really given a thought to the whole last-name business all these years until I was forced to when my wife and I had a son of our own a little over two years ago.

A quick background — I am an Indian living in Hong Kong, where my wife and I have been working for…

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Mom, Thanks for Everything, But I’ll Take Dad’s Name

Patriarchy or just mindless unevolved tradition?

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