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Originally Posted by abaya
So yes, it bothers me somewhat that I conformed to that group, in that way. I don't like to blindly conform to what other people expect from me, in general. So in some ways, I wish I had bucked that tradition, just to stand out more from that group and not "fit in" to their expectations, even in this small way.
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This is also the issue I wrestle with, but on the flipside, in the town I live in and among the people I work for, keeping the last name is the norm. So which choice is conformity at that point?