Changing My Name to Ashton

I got baptized twice, once as a baby, and once when I was old enough to actually know what it meant. If you can do it sincerely, you could always get baptized again, this time under your new name 🤷‍♀️ it might help the family cope(:

changing from a dead name to a real name is sometimes a challenge. If you are a legal adult, there's really nothing anyone can do to stop you. If not, you'll have to jump through more hoops. religious folk come in a couple different varieties. There are the ones who will love you no matter what, and there are others who will love you only if you do what they say and act as they do. You are the the best authority on your family, so do what you feel is best, but then think, if I am not living a genuine and sincere life, if I'm not living an authentic life, then whose life am I living? Just because their family by blood does not mean you owe them anything. You are your own creation, like everyone else. And you owe it to yourself to be as authentic as you possibly can be, safely. TL/DR, don't burn any bridges, but do the things you need to do to maintain your mental health

Are you in transition or just want to change your name? Either way it's your life and identity and those who don't live in your skin will just have to deal.

There's no rush to tell everyone straight away. I think telling the people who ur sure will support u first is a great option, then no matter how anyone else reacts you have some people to fall back on. Also maybe try explaining to that one friend why you want to change ur name and maybe she will be more understanding. I wish you much luck Ashton 💜