I don't mind being called Mrs. Amanda XXX. I don't mind getting things addressed to Mrs. C. XXX. I actually do not like being called Ms. It is Mrs. for me.

I changed my last name but to hold onto my maiden name I got rid of my middle name (hated it anyway) and now my maiden name is legally my middle name. I like it and I like being a Mrs.

My husband and I are team and I feel like having the same last name is a way of being a team. Others do not and that is okay with me. I rarely miss my maiden name, probably just a couple times in 5 years since I ditched it. I still am very proud to be a member of my family and proud of their name.

When people call me Miss Amanda I want to slap them though. That is only for little bitty kids and the sweet old lady (76) who worked for me at Lowe's. We called her Miss Jenny.