Marti Abernathey ([info]mzmartipants) wrote,
@ 2008-07-17 04:08:00
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Kinda Killed My Buzz

Originally published at Marti Abernathey. You can comment here or there.

Recently I got my name and gender changed legally. I went to the health department to have my records changed. One of the women at the ISDOH pulled me in an office to tell me that “Usually it doesn’t take so long to process this, but since you’re adopted, it takes longer.”

I must have looked punched… she covered her mouth and said “You didn’t know?”

So, ya… thanks Mom.


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[info]zenostortoise
2008-07-17 11:28 am UTC (link)
...holy shit. That's...wow. Holy shit.

But I'm glad the name/gender change went well, and I'm glad that the staff was courteous.

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[info]khyri
2008-07-17 12:47 pm UTC (link)
...yeah, I was kinda stunned when I read that.

I'm pretty sure I'm not adopted, because I don't think my mother would have made up all those stories about what a long, painful, breech-birth labor she went through.

...but it makes you think. It really does.

Congrats on the records change, though. :)

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[info]cyberdependent
2008-07-17 01:05 pm UTC (link)
That's crazy. Wow. Just... wow.

My mind will be boggled for days at that.

Congrats on the change, though!

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[info]a1874211
2008-07-17 03:11 pm UTC (link)
I can't even wrap my head around learning something like that from a DOH person!

I'm guessing your Mom has a very interesting story to tell - maybe you were adopted from another family member?

Is there any chance the DOH/state people got it wrong?

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[info]mzmartipants
2008-07-17 03:34 pm UTC (link)
It's something I've suspected, but my mom always denied. I\

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[info]brenda_k_a
2008-07-17 05:45 pm UTC (link)
Amazing the secrets that people carry around with them.

Congrats on being legal now! :-)

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[info]mb2u
2008-07-17 09:12 pm UTC (link)
Oh holy fuck. How the HELL does she think you'd never, ever find out? And you find out from a stranger, who probably feels like crap that she was the one who told you...

Thanks Mom, indeed.

I'm glad you got your name and gender change. But you didn't need that surprise...

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[info]cocoancream
2008-07-17 11:45 pm UTC (link)
wow.

just.
wow.


but congrats on the rest :)

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[info]loriannetucson
2008-07-18 04:13 am UTC (link)
oh geez, so that's how you found out? Now I know why it hit you like a ton of bricks. I'd hug you if I was that close.

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[info]missfunkshun
2008-07-22 12:37 am UTC (link)
Congratulations on the name change. But the subsequent news ... holy effing shit!

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