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bazzill cardstock, Scrapworks patterned paper, Quickutz Tudor Rose and Blossom font. Arial for journaling font.<BR>Journaling reads:<br>In the case of Martha vs. Christine, what made me do it? At the time, I honestly don’t remember what my thinking was. However, as I look back on that time, I have an explanation.<br>I wasn’t a popular kid. I was always being picked on. And having a “different” name, they always made fun of my name. So the way I see it now, my fifth grade brain thought that if I changed my name they would stop picking on me. My parents were supportive, but they did say that I had to choose one of my middle names- Christine or Meretta. Of course I chose Christine since Meretta was an even “odder” name than Martha.<br>Did it work? Of course it didn’t. Many people still called me Martha. Others decided to combine the names and called me Marthine. A few were understanding and called Christine. (And later, for a short time, Marthine evolved into “Morphine”.)<br>The change became official during my junior year of high school. I was 16 and got my Learner’s Permit. I wanted them to put “M. Christine” for my name but they refused. They had to put Martha. I already had a bank account in the name Christine, so I knew it would be better to have ID with a matching name. So I went through the official name change process. Very simple, but it did take a few months- mostly paperwork sitting on a judge’s desk.<br>Finally, it was official. My name was now Christine Martha Meretta Breecher.<br>Another random fact- In the period of time when I was in a name transition, whenever I had to sign my legal name, I reverted to my 4th/5th grade signature (handwriting). However, when I signed the name I used, it was much evolved. The same still holds true today.
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