With regard to your decision to not re-name kids who are older...I am SO glad you feel that way!
Some people that used to go to my church...they adopted a family of kids (like six of them or something), and they changed all their names. The oldest one was like 13 years old or something, and all of a sudden, his entire name was different. They didn't have the choice to keep their name, and they also weren't given a choice in the names they got. Those parents are really, really weird though, and in fact there were questions raised about the way they treated the kids - Pastor Jeff and Lauren counseled them extensively regarding that topic. The name thing was just the tip of the iceberg.
ANYWAY, all that to say...kudos for letting older kids keep their names. LOL
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Date: 2009-08-29 01:04 am (UTC)Some people that used to go to my church...they adopted a family of kids (like six of them or something), and they changed all their names. The oldest one was like 13 years old or something, and all of a sudden, his entire name was different. They didn't have the choice to keep their name, and they also weren't given a choice in the names they got. Those parents are really, really weird though, and in fact there were questions raised about the way they treated the kids - Pastor Jeff and Lauren counseled them extensively regarding that topic. The name thing was just the tip of the iceberg.
ANYWAY, all that to say...kudos for letting older kids keep their names. LOL