Who all knows me that's going to ask? I don't really have any close friends. Not here in Jacksonville anyways. I have some out in California, but I would just tell them it's my professional name, that's all.

As far as work, none of them are going to ask. Maybe they will just assume it's from a previous marriage or something. They know I have a disability and no one asks what kind. Although a couple know just because we work closely together and have hung out outside of work and talked about stress and stuff.

And the name change would just be to drop my last name and replace it with my middle, so it's not a huge change anyway. PLUS, there was a time in my 20s where, as a dancer, I went by just my first and middle name. So some of my older friends know me that way anyhow.

I honestly don't think a lot of people are going to ask. And I've had plenty of experience deflecting invasive questions, as I have a service dog and strangers ask me all the time what my disability is, etc. So I'm not really worried about that.

But good point for me to think of how I will handle that.

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