Tuesday December 22 2020. My mom's birthday. Janice Cassin, born Dec 22nd 1934, married and became Janice Hebert and had four kids, me being the third, married again when we were all mostly grown, and became Janice Isenberg, then changed her name back to Janice Cassin again in the last decade of her life. My mom had two sisters, six and nine years older than her, so always was dismayed that her father's name (Cassin) disappeared once all the daughters married men and took their husband's last name. I was born Tod Hebert, but when my dad disappeared from my life in my 20s I told my mom that if I ever had children I would give them the last name Cassin. When I met Michelle and it looked like we were serious, I told her that if we ever had kids they would be Cassins, and she was fine with that. Then we got married and had two great daughters, and they both were given the Cassin last name. But then the complexities of 3 last names in the house, and schools always gettin
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