If you adopted...?

[Aiden]

If yu adopted a child, would you want them to keep their last name or have yours? Would you be upset if they wanted to keep their own name? :/ I'd be sad if they didn't want my name but its up to them. (I won't be adopting anytime soon lol)

[Shockwave.2CC]

I wouldn't mind if they didn't want to change it or not

[Stephen]

if you get upset cos a child who might have gotten used to and liked their name says they don't want it change then maybe you should adopt a baby who doesn't even know what a name is instead

[Martin]

I wouldn't mind, but I think it would also depend on their age really. If they were really young then it wouldnt make much difference, but if they were old enough to make the decision themselves then obviously I would be fine either way

[Chris]

If the child was old enough to say that they like their name then I wouldn't mind.

[iLogan]

If it's a baby then leave its real surname and let the choice be theirs went they're old enough to make a decision

[lawrawrrr]

If it was a baby I'd probably give it mine, or my partner's name, if it was older then the child could make it's own decision. I'd not hide the fact that they were adopted at all though.

[Narnat,]

I think it's completely up to them of course it would be lovely if they wanted to take your last name. I feel like if it was a baby and you where to give it your last name wouldn't it be a little bit harder to break it to them that they're adopted? I don't know I might be wrong

[Special]

if they wanted to i'd be honoured but i wouldn't force it upon them

[Samantha]

I wouldn't mind either way as really it's a name - it's not say something that someone would just come up to you in the street about and think it's weird as after all it should really always be the child's decision. Even if they were younger I would probably be more inclined to let them keep their original name as then they could ask why whenever they wished and I would attempt to tell them they're adopted, but if they wanted to know I wouldn't keep it from them. Moreover, it's like if I had a child now, I'd want to give them my partner's name, that might seem the opposite to adoption, but really I'm just thinking for the future as if you then married your partner your child wouldn't need the option to change their name etc. although I wouldn't mind them having the surname they wanted, I wouldn't be hurt if they didn't want mine and I wouldn't mind if they wanted mine.