pixie - // One thing I didn't like, was that my mum remarried when I was a child. She changed her name, but not ours... and the amount of times I had to explain why my name was different ... I was never going to do that to my children. //
Obviously our two older girls were in that position, but I can't recall them ever having an issue about the name difference.
My youngest daughter lives with her partner, has done for eight years, and her son from her marriage calls her partner Dad.
On the other hand, our two older daughters have only ever called me Andy, and still do, even though they refer to me and introduce me as their dad.
I guess everyone finds what works for them.