When I was a kid, I was adopted at age 7. My adoptive parents wanted to change my first name as well as my last name, but the social worker stopped them (thank god) and explained to them psycho-emotional development and entanglement of your first name with identity. Your name is who you are.
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When I was a kid, I was adopted at age 7. My adoptive parents wanted to change my first name as well as my last name, but the social worker stopped them (thank god) and explained to them psycho-emotional development and entanglement of your first name with identity. Your name is who you are.