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did you know that ... >In England, Northern Ireland and Wales, the law requires you to register a birth within 42 days (GOV.UK, 2019a). In Scotland, a birth ne

did you know that ... >In England, Northern Ireland and Wales, the law requires you to register a birth within 42 days (GOV.UK, 2019a). In Scotland, a birth needs to be registered within 21 days We couldn't think of a name that we both liked and went well over the 42 days to register the name, we got a court order around 120 days. Jokingly I said to my partner you're the one that'll be going to court not me. She replied that's ok I'll name the baby after the first person I see. We settled on a name and registered the (not very new) baby the next morning

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>In England, Northern Ireland and Wales, the law requires you to register a birth within 42 days (GOV.UK, 2019a). In Scotland, a birth needs to be registered within 21 days My parents would have been in jail. They were both Old World immigrants and very traditional (though, from different countries). So I wasn't named until I was almost a year old. Also I didn't have a haircut until after 1yo, supposedly a cultural tradition. Didn't wear pants until I was 2yo, again supposed to be a cultural thing. Here's the one that blows a lot of young people's minds: I didn't have a Social Security number until I was 17. And the only reason I got one was so I could get a passport. These days you can't function, even as a child, without a Social Security number. Back then, you were still considered a human being and an American citizen even if you weren't constantly enumerated, tabulated, and tracked.