changing names
I think that this as well as many other things depend on the situation that you are in with the certain child. We have four adopted children and are matched now with what will be our last child. We chosen to keep the three boys' names the way that they were, as they were family names in both families......but our daughter was not named after anyone so we gave her a middle name that was in both families as well as part of the adoption judge's name. We gave her a name that we had always planned to use..... but we did talk to her bfamily first. The new baby we will be naming.. whether or not the bmom choses a name.......we feel that it is our right as the parents to chose a name that is special to us.... although this child will also be told the name he/she was given at birth....... each family deserves to do what they feel necessary to become the family they want to be..... no matter the opinions of others..... no offense........
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