[Xenalyte]

I know one person that changed her name to her step-father's in highschool. It just about tore her biological father apart, it also alienated her from that entire side of the family for years.

That definitely wasn't an issue for me; my father has a sparse family, most of whom I never even met until his mother's funeral, and he's not the type to care enough about his children's lives to worry about whose name we take.

That's why I refer to him as my father, but to my stepfather as my Dad. My stepfather is one helluva guy. We're good buddies now, not just dad and wicked eldest daughter.

Bacon can back me up on this; he's known Xena's Dad for almost as long as he's known me, and he can attest to his stand-up-guyness.

[Dead Dog]

Her stepdad, and both of his brothers married women from failed marriages and took over being "Dad". Her grandfather was a mean SOB, but he must have instilled values in his boys.

[Bacon Man]

Bacon can back me up on this; he's known Xena's Dad for almost as long as he's known me, and he can attest to his stand-up-guyness.

He's one of a kind alright.