My dad used to call me by my first and middle names when he was in a really good mood (not that common of an occurrence).  

A heating pad.  Probably the last thing that sounds appealing in the summer, but it usually helps me.

Sushi or pasta salad.  I'll make the pasta in the morning then toss with olive oil and refrigerate all day so I don't even have to turn on the stovetop.

My dad refused to take off my training wheels, so I did it myself.  He admits that when he saw me dragging his toolbox to the driveway he wasn't sure if he was supposed to punish me for not listening and taking his tools or applaud my initiative.   35 years later it is still a favorite story for both of us.

I wore flip flops to my own wedding.  I wish my mother in law would refuse to speak to me because of it.

Orion refuses to sleep fully within his bed, despite having plenty of room.

Inbreeding.

Thank you for posting this. So many people only have heard “First, do no harm.” Not only is it important for physicians to remember the oath they took, we as a society need to know it’s contents to hold them accountable.

I was so proud when the boos started. Although there were a lot if Caps fans there, which may have helped.

AFAIK, it has not been stated what house his parents were in. Most of the families with known houses are together, but there are exceptions shown.

According to what J.K. Rowling has published on Pottermore, Neville was almost a Hatstall (5+ minutes to sort) because he wanted to be a Hufflepuff and the Sorting Hat was insistent he is a Gryffindor.

I wore the recommended tea length skirt under my high school gown, but no shirt. I sewed a collar onto the neckline of my gown to make it look as if I was wearing one.

Agreed. I appreciate that she wanted to keep it simple and sleek. It was too plain, though, and the cut made it look as if it didn’t fit well.

That would be do much fun. We probably would have done it if we could have come up with something good. Unfortunately, both last names are short with one (the same) vowel, so there weren’t a lot of possibilities. Only two options adhered to logical letter order. One is difficult to pronounce and the other is a bodily…

I was focused on us having a name in common. I also wanted to share a name with my kids, but didn’t want to hyphenate theirs. It made sense at the time, but I would keep mine if I was making the decision today.

That’s a good idea. If my husband didn’t have a good relationship with his stepdad, he definitely would have taken mine. He has no relationship with his biological father.

This is why I hyphenated and my husband didn’t. My given last name is my son’s second middle name. Seldom used, but it’s there.

You’re asking valid question and there isn’t anything you have said that seems like a personal attack. Women definitely have more assumptiins an expecations about their names. Traditionalists on both sides of the family thought even me hyphenating was odd. Ultimately this worked for us and no one in my family had…

We discussed that. Ultimately we decided that down the line it might get confusing for our kids and grandkids. For example, if our kids had the last name A-B and married C-D, would our grandkids be A-B-C-D? I know, small consideration and off chance, but it worked for us.

When my husband turned 18 he legally changed his last name to his stepdad’s name. When we got married, I tried to convince him to take mine since I was more of my name than he was of his. He told me he had no opinion as to what I did with mine, but he’d already once changed his name to reflect the family he chose. I…