Events: Child, Simplicity

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Name Dilemma... Running Out of Time!

I am having a dilemma regarding my son's last name. My son's father and I are not married, but are in a relationship of sorts, although a somewhat unconventional one. My son has both my last name, and his father's on his birth certificate, in that order. They are not hyphenated, simply first, middle, my last name, his father's last name, in that order. Early on, I used my son's father's last name when referring to my son (at the doctor, etc.) But in recent months, my son somewhere picked up on the fact that my last name is different, so...

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Venting, Stressed & Just Want to Be a Good Mother.

This is probably more of a vent than a question, or perhaps I'm simply looking for someone to say, "It's ok." The last 5 years of my life have been a bit drama filled... in good ways and in some sad ways. The love of my life & I became pregnant during our engagement, just three days prior to our wedding (I was 20 wks along) I started going into labor. After an emergency surgery & inverted bedrest, we held a make-shift ceremony in the maturnity ward. 1 month later I was ambulance 2 hours away and gave birth to a 2#3oz baby boy. I lived in...