tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post2958163505721557442..comments2024-03-03T12:52:18.548-05:00Comments on Magpie Musing: I'm off to a good start with the Kindergarten powers that beMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-73722439414716002452008-05-21T19:40:00.000-04:002008-05-21T19:40:00.000-04:00I use the last name of my mother's first husband. ...I use the last name of my mother's first husband. My mother uses the last name of her second husband. My mother's other daughter uses the name of my mother's third husband. And no-one ever seemed to find this confusing.niobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685766216611639434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-72825279545896040152008-05-20T16:34:00.000-04:002008-05-20T16:34:00.000-04:00I'm with ya! My daughter's have my husband's name...I'm with ya! My daughter's have my husband's name and my son has mine. When my husband got a new job, the health insurance required us to send copies of both out marriage licence and my son's birth certificate to proove that yes, we were indeed related to him, and had to be covered on his health insurance too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-3534003245531126682008-05-20T10:00:00.000-04:002008-05-20T10:00:00.000-04:00Perfect! Love it! Did they respond? Are you getti...Perfect! Love it! Did they respond? Are you getting the mother of the year award already? <BR/><BR/>You should.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898415128748687415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-48518202308961051572008-05-19T21:04:00.000-04:002008-05-19T21:04:00.000-04:00oh ho ho. I know whose daughter YOU are.Actually,...oh ho ho. I know whose daughter YOU are.<BR/><BR/>Actually, I spent some time looking into alternate schools for my kids today, and, and...GAH!<BR/><BR/>I would have had to fill out forms for Lorenzo when he was two and a half to get him on the lottery list for one of three magnet schools in the area. I really thought this was just in the big cities.<BR/><BR/>So I will send in the order for Fiona's grade one uniform for fall and mark my calendar for February in case I want to get her in any of the other lotteries.<BR/><BR/>(Many of the students at her school have single parents or are from foreign countries with difficult and different surnames. I find it weird that your daughter's school made that error.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-75260892024326546942008-05-19T18:57:00.000-04:002008-05-19T18:57:00.000-04:00I love this!!!I love this!!!Irish Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138645108776361753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-19943957083880750972008-05-19T12:05:00.000-04:002008-05-19T12:05:00.000-04:00My hero!My hero!nutmeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13764241354191038343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-61927710165241019632008-05-19T11:57:00.000-04:002008-05-19T11:57:00.000-04:00AWESOME.Dude, you so totally kick mama ass. Good o...AWESOME.<BR/><BR/>Dude, you so totally kick mama ass. Good on ya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-6924793697536548702008-05-18T19:26:00.000-04:002008-05-18T19:26:00.000-04:00good for you!good for you!painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-68988978301245699542008-05-18T16:19:00.000-04:002008-05-18T16:19:00.000-04:00Wait until you get a load of the school directorie...Wait until you get a load of the school directories. I think they finally cross referenced the moms who retained their "maiden" names. <BR/>Trust me--this will be the first in a long line of discussions with the School. Save your energy!needleinahaystackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10996489599535190163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-73328883110083721822008-05-18T15:54:00.000-04:002008-05-18T15:54:00.000-04:00Touche, my friend. Let this be a lesson for all sc...Touche, my friend. Let this be a lesson for all school administraters from here to eternity!Anjalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469613639032593194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-79580692357913455402008-05-18T01:52:00.000-04:002008-05-18T01:52:00.000-04:00You know, this really is annoying. In stark contra...You know, this really is annoying. In stark contrast, our school not only puts out a family directory, but has a separate section thereof where it carefully lists parents who don't have the same last name as the child (in addition to the normal listing by child).Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745262857388007041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-78068020192499970722008-05-17T20:53:00.000-04:002008-05-17T20:53:00.000-04:00You go girl!!!I find any assumptions quite annoyin...You go girl!!!<BR/><BR/>I find any assumptions quite annoying.Aureliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691032415028867902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-77814636501956995252008-05-17T13:39:00.000-04:002008-05-17T13:39:00.000-04:00Truly annoying.Truly annoying.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-65674848374644811042008-05-17T11:52:00.000-04:002008-05-17T11:52:00.000-04:00We could all have a ball writing correspondence (a...We could all have a ball writing correspondence (and its answers) on your behalf.<BR/><BR/>But seriously, what is up with that? Who thinks it's their job to redo forms parents have filled out quite clearly?susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000470374101306070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-59787283600941524942008-05-17T09:20:00.000-04:002008-05-17T09:20:00.000-04:00I love this letter.Here's what the principal wrote...I love this letter.<BR/><BR/>Here's what the principal wrote on a notepad after reading it: "Note to self: don't ask Magpie to make cupcakes for the bake sale. Maybe her husband would?"<BR/><BR/>I crack my shit right up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-58790788346889133442008-05-17T08:27:00.000-04:002008-05-17T08:27:00.000-04:00You go girl! Kick some arrogant office chick arse...You go girl! Kick some arrogant office chick arse.<BR/><BR/>I hate it when people make assumptions. I still use my maiden name at work, married for the kids stuff and a whole made up one for my advocacy work! Mainly because MPS's last name is long and hard to pronounce, so it is an anglinised version of it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-70924809548137903362008-05-17T04:56:00.000-04:002008-05-17T04:56:00.000-04:00"dr xxx" is like some superhero adult film name.Cr..."dr xxx" is like some superhero adult film name.<BR/><BR/>Creeeepy.flutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-29811650189951366452008-05-17T03:33:00.000-04:002008-05-17T03:33:00.000-04:00Wow, I'm contacting you next time I need to send a...Wow, I'm contacting you next time I need to send an angry letter.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090958027924599852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-883439854235823062008-05-16T23:05:00.000-04:002008-05-16T23:05:00.000-04:00Have they never before met a woman who kept her na...Have they never before met a woman who kept her name?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-70743422817459802882008-05-16T22:58:00.000-04:002008-05-16T22:58:00.000-04:00You could always claim to be in witness protection...You could always claim to be in witness protection with your child, but your husband isn't, and it's ultra important that they keep it straight so "they" don't find you. Or something.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, I bet they have to look up "rubrics" at least three times.<BR/><BR/>Shade and Sweetwater,<BR/>KKyddrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668797984157146798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-39074504387492609412008-05-16T22:15:00.000-04:002008-05-16T22:15:00.000-04:00Yay for you...so sick of all the ASSumptions! We ...Yay for you...so sick of all the ASSumptions! We fusser the wrath of idiots too. (Funny, suffer came out as fusser...he he he) We've got mixed family names AND ALL ARE MARRIED AND BIOLOGICAL ETC... And people kinds just pause with an open mouth 'cause they've never heard the likes of it before...Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-18954685283376578612008-05-16T21:57:00.000-04:002008-05-16T21:57:00.000-04:00How awesome is that letter? I'll answer my own qu...How awesome is that letter? <BR/><BR/>I'll answer my own question. It's really awesome.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350861069153040567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-81158635133086942902008-05-16T21:19:00.000-04:002008-05-16T21:19:00.000-04:00I would have been so tempted to make up a wild sto...I would have been so tempted to make up a wild story about the names to juice things up. Just to test the rumor mill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-13070568759932471712008-05-16T20:06:00.000-04:002008-05-16T20:06:00.000-04:00I'm glad you said something.I'm glad you said something.Antropólogahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720065905801369495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-12905610785025794782008-05-16T19:03:00.000-04:002008-05-16T19:03:00.000-04:00Oh, well done! I would have had something to say ...Oh, well done! I would have had something to say too. What were they thinking?<BR/><BR/>"I hope she appreciates the trail that I'm blazing for her" really made me laugh. Heh.MsPrufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533722219016814501noreply@blogger.com