I regret both my kids’ names – I’m tempted to change them on Deed Poll, the doctors’ surgery get so confused
A MUM has admitted she regrets both of her children's names, as it causes a massive issue whenever she has to tell anyone.
Liv explained that it's not her kids' first names she regrets, but their surname, after making the decision to combine her and her husband's surnames when they had their first child together.
And while they decided to double-barrel both names, they did so without a hyphen between them - and that's what has caused the confusion.
"So both of our kids are Vienna or Rio, my surname, Matt's surname, no hyphen," she explained.
"Which makes things really f**king confusing.
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"When I'm calling the doctors, I will say, It's Rio, my surname, Matt's surname, double-barrelled, no hyphen.
"So they're like, so is it double-barrelled then? It is my surname, a middle name.
"I'm like, no, no, it's double-barrelled, just without the hyphen. How stupid does that sound?"
Liv is no longer worried about her children having her name as well as her other half's - despite the fact she hasn't "got a ring on it".
So when it came to registering the birth of newborn Rio, they contemplated just giving him Liv's partner's surname on its own.
"But then we can't have two kids with different surnames!" she added.
To which Liv replied: "This is my sign to change their name by Deed Poll."
"My name is the exact same!!" another added.
"People think my first second name is my middle name.
"I'm doing just fine and I love having both my parents' surnames in my name."
"My daughter has both of our last names with no hyphen," a third wrote.
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"Could your name be mistaken for a first name or are they just stupid?"
"I think just stupid," Liv sighed, "but it stresses me out!"